Slack is easy to install. Straightforward to use. Doesin't start alot of services to sort out later.
Gentoo probably runs even smaller and speedier but is more involved to install. www.gentoo.org IMHO Shane ----- Original Message ----- From: Diana Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:42 am Subject: RE: (clug-talk) Quick Debian Install - an offshoot > Jeff - and other gurus on this list - do you think this version > would install onto an old laptop if I tried it? I am fairly new to > Linux and I am running Mandrake on my desktop, but just to get into > the bash of things (too much GUI makes me lazy) I have looked at > the 4MB Laptop (although mine has 8MB RAM) Howto, and I am > wondering if this distro might be just what I seek (no X needed)? > Otherwise I am considering installing Slackware instead....? > > My configuration is: > 486 50 > 8MB > 500 MB > Internal FDD > Parallel Backpack CD-ROM > > > > Thank you all of you.... > > Diana > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey Clement [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Quick Debian Install > > > On a related note they just released a new version of Knoppix. :) > > http://freshmeat.net/releases/106226/ > > Jeff > > Jeffrey Clement wrote: > > > I just have out about 25 CDs to the students in my Webserver > class at > > SAIT :) > > > > The only problem is some of the stuff goes to German by default. > KDE > > starts up German but once you switch it life seems good. > > > > Roy Souther wrote: > > > >
