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12-14-2004, 04:02 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2004
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What Linux can i chose for very very old Cumputer
I have one old Laptop: P1 166 Mgh, 16 MB RAM
Is there any Linux version, that works with this old hardware?
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12-14-2004, 04:08 PM
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Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Valby, Denmark / Citizen of the Web
Distribution: Slackware 14.1
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I have used Slackware-based VectorLinux when I needed a Linux for older iron. Not sure it will run with those specs, though. |
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12-14-2004, 04:12 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Grenoble
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 9,696
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Probably all will work. The biggest limitation is memory. With 64 or 128MB I'd even try to run KDE  With 16MB you should stay with less moemory-hungry window managers, like Blackbox (if you want GUI at all). Distributions: Slackware probably. |
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12-15-2004, 07:37 AM
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Member
Registered: Apr 2004
Distribution: Slackware 10.1 Knoppix 3.4, Damn Small Linux 0.8.0
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I'll suggest you try DamnSmallLinux, I installed it in a PC with similar characteristics.
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12-15-2004, 10:08 AM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Distribution: Fedora 7, OpenSuse 10.2
Posts: 108
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Earlier this year I successfully installed Vector Linux 1.8 on a 90 MHz desktop with 16 Mb RAM and 1 Gb disk. Can't say much about performance as I haven't really used it since.
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12-15-2004, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
Distribution: Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
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Quote:
Originally posted by OSourceDiplomat
I have used Slackware-based VectorLinux when I needed a Linux for older iron. Not sure it will run with those specs, though.
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Its a pentium, ofcourse it will work |
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12-15-2004, 02:27 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: ~
Distribution: Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Solaris, DSL
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Deli Linux will get the job done very well
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