What about HD capacity ? Thats also important. You can try the redhat 7.2 that comes with 7.2 bible book. That would have the maximum vga card support. But if HD capacity is really low, < 3 GB you can run into problems if you choose Everything. So be careful to exclude memory hungry packages. -Saugata
--- Saugata Chakrabarti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about LFS "Linux From Scratch" . ;-) ... ? > optimize it according > to the requirements .. !!!! > ;-) > Hey Sayamindu, :-D) .... chk his requirements / > purpose of using Linux > .. , > Debian woody, can be a good choice, but MDK 8.1 also > not bad selection, > > Another info, if his vga card is Trident Cyber Blade > XP, kind of card, > he needs XFree4.2, it has the support, otherwise .. > frame buffer only > > MDK 8.2 Beta1, i have used, It is also COOL .. :)) > .. i like this MDK > 8.2; beta2 ... i have not yet d'loaded ... > > But, check out his requirements, .. > 1) the software / utilities he is using, does it has > Linux version? > 2) the device and facility what he has, can you > provide the same by > Linux ? > > So, it will help to determine the distribution .. > and things to be > customized .... > :)) > > iti > Saugata. > > > On Fri, 2002-02-22 at 09:07, Sayamindu Dasgupta > wrote: > > hi all, > > a gentleman recently requested me to install linux > in his box. > > the box is a 266 mhz pII with 48 megs of RAM, and > a trident graphics adapter > > now, i have a feeling that mdk 8.1 might be a > litle heave or this... > > what do u ppl suggest? > > do i go for mdk, or do i try out deadrat 6.0/7.0 > or do i install suse 7.0?? > > -awaiting ur comments- > > -cheers- > > Sayamindu > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail seems to be Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release > Date: 1/21/2002 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature name=signature.asc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
