On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 02:57:11AM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I want to install linux on an old computer (Pentium-S, 8 MB > RAM, mono monitor, no CD drive). This system will be used to > enter data into a simple database. I am thinking of MySQL. > This is a stand-alone system. Doesn't have a modem. > > How should I install Linux on this system? What distribution > should I use? > ---end quoted text---
This is an extremely difficult proposition with existing dis- tros. At least you should be connected to the net. The opt- ions are a) attach an extenal modem b) network card c) borrow a CD temporarily for install. "Floppies only" possibility that I think of is: a) Download full pygmy linux on another machine. It is about 10 mb (zip file). It has kernel 2.2.16 and takes Slack- packages. All commonly used progs are included.Split this into 9 floppies using a M$ splitter. b) Format your old box with plain M$ 6.2 or DR-DOS 7.0 or equivalent. c) Copy these 9 floppies to hard disk and join them to the original zip file. Do a pkunzip on it. A running "pygmy" linux will be installed (UMSDOS install) ! You can boot with loadlin. Getting mysql is another problem. It is too big. The same split and join technique would have to be applied here as well. You may even consider postgres. It is a single tarball. If you can somehow hook this box to the internet using an external modem, it may be worthwhile considering putting a small debian on it. All you need to do is download 5 images, and write them to disk. Once the basic system is set up, you can add packages directly from the net with apt-get. Visit http://www.debian.org for the info/ images. HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : XEmacs != Emacs on X LOST #153 XEmacs and Emacs are distinct editors, with many similarities. Both of them provide graphical user interfaces in X windows. If you want to use them in "console mode" (on an xterm), you can invoke them as `emacs -nw' or `xemacs -nw' ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
