On 1999-11-05 Stephen said:
>With a somewhat more powerful survPC, you can install X and
>run one-off GUI applications, like Netscape. The minimum
>for this would be a 486dx40 with 16meg RAM and 120meg HDD.
>The big problem for survPC users is that the most popular
>Linux distributions target up-to-date computers. They are
>optimized for Pentiums and expect a minimum of 500meg of
>HDD space. Moreover, in order to appeal to MSwindows users,
>they install a bloated GUI desktop as default (which needs
>a minimum of 32meg RAM). So, if you want to install Linux
>on a survPC, stay away from RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera and
>Corel.
>The best distributions for survPCs are probably Slackware
>and Debian.
I have the following setup, and am interested in installing a *usable*
version of Linux: Pentium 100 mhz w/16 megs of RAM. Which distribution do
you reccommend, and what X desktop would you recommend? Any information you
could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
David Ball
Net-Tamer V 1.11.2 - Test Drive
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