[ubuntu-in] Looking for a small distro for low end comp

[Ganesan Venkata Subramanian]

Hi Narendra

Please try Tiny Core or Damn Small Linux.

http://www.tinycorelinux.com/

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

GANESAN VENKAT SUBRAMANIAN
Registered Linux user #409047
'I am what I am because of who we all are'


On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Narendra Diwate
<narendra.diwate at gmail.com>wrote:

> I have an oppurtunity to help someone put to use an old desktop by
> installing Linux.
> The system is a Intel Celeron 1.3GHz system with 125 MB RAM and 80GB HDD on
> a VIA MB. It needs a OS that is light and can be installed with LiveUSB. I
> tried with AntiX but am unable to get it to boot due to a slow USB port (USB
> 1). The boot process is starting but at the time it looks for the squash FS
> its unable to find it. My guess is its because of a slow USB 1. Booting thru
> CD also failed for the same reason. The CD has AntiX i686 so i was not sure
> it will work, but the USB has 1486.
>
> Any pointers and advice.
>
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> Regards
>
> Narendra Diwate
>
>
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