some quick info plz...

KurtB · 04-16-2004, 01:37 PM

Hi,
I' ve got this old box here that I'd like to give a 'second life':
486dx100MHz - 32MB RAM - 850 MB HDD - 1 or 2 MB videoRAM...
...can't boot from CD

-> so you here me coming: I'd like to install a distro on this,...small but with a GUI (KDE or GNOME possible?), and i'd love to use it as a small webserver,...so I'll need apache/php/mysql on it too...

is this do-able?
any suggestions?

thx in advance!

muah · 04-16-2004, 01:44 PM

Slackware would be a good choice, it runs on almost everything. Forget about KDE or GNOME with only 32 mb ram, but u could try fluxbox.

Komakino · 04-16-2004, 01:46 PM

muah is right - GNOME and KDE are too bloated, they run slowly on even the fastest systems sometimes so a 486 would really struggle. Fortunately Slackware includes fluxbox and windowmaker - either one of which would be great for XF86.

KurtB · 04-16-2004, 01:48 PM

cool,
I'll give it a try!

thx for the quick tips!