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From: Russell Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 9:06 AM
Subject: 386/small distro/recommendation
> I have an old Dell lap-top with a 386/math co-prosessor, a (whopping!)
> 60 mb hd, and 8 megs of ram. I would like to make it a linux box, for
I installed slackware 4.0 this weekend, it has an option that allows you to
install a "full" installation on 60mb of hd space
as long as you hav a cdrom drive. with a 386 you wont be able to boot from
it and yes, you will have to install from floppy, but
I think in your case getting hold of an old cdrom ( if you dont have one )
and using this method of installation would be worthwhile.
It installs the "files" on your hd as symbolic links to the cd, so only the
files you need changed need actually be "local".
But even if you dont do this, slackware can do a very "minimalistic" install
if required.
(hmm only had slackware 2 days and already preaching it *LOL* )
> word processing, and to further my education of the os. I will have
> to install from floppy. I have read of some small installations, and
> was wondering if anyone has had success with a particular disto on such
> a setup. Any info will be much appreciated.
>
> Russell
>
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