I once installed Slackware 3[.2?] on a 386 w/ 4MB RAM. It couldn't run X, but it ran all the console stuff just fine. The manual says right on it that it only needs 4MB RAM.
I think the modern dists can run well without much RAM as long as it doesn't go graphical, including during the installation process. Most distributions can do text-based installation. I say just grab a distribution you like and try installing it and see if it works. -Mark On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Holland, Matt wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good Linux distro for an old machine (486 w/ 12 MB > RAM)? I've managed to install TINY Linux, which is based on Slackware 3.5 > or so, but I think I'd like something a bit more polished. All of the major > distributions require at least 32 MB RAM AFAIK, so they're out. I also > tried OpenBSD, but had problems (it's been awhile, so I don't remember > precisely what went wrong). > > Thanks, > Matt > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > -- Mark K. Kim http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ PGP key available upon request. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
