[xubuntu-users] Xu vs. 486DX2

[michael at michaelshiloh.com]

I can't answer specifically. I haven't used Slackware in some 7 years.

If I were you, I would first try all the distros that provide a live CD. Try
them all, and then try to install all that boot.

It's not a perfect match, but if the live CD works, there's a good chance the
installed distro will as well.

Although now that I think of it, many (most? all?) live CDs work by installing
much of the OS in RAM. If you are tight on RAM this may be an issue.

I expect that each of these distros has a list of requirements, including the
minimum amount of RAM.

You might also visit distro-watch (I think it's distro-watch.org) and see if
they have a section specifically dedicated to computers with very little RAM.

Perhaps someone else with more experience knows the answer.

Michael


On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, João Santiago wrote:

> Maybe i'm wrong in thinking in can be done but i wanted to use this old
> computer as a webserver, just to host a small site or so and the laptop as a
> html editor. is slackware good on these (486, 32mb ram)? or is DSL, tiny or
> puppy a better choice? maybe the server wouldnt need an advanced distro and
> the laptop could use a better/newer one
>
> On 2/21/07, michael at michaelshiloh.com <michael at michaelshiloh.com> wrote:
>>
>>  My first Linux experience was Slackware via floppies, and yes, 50 sounds
>>  about
>>  right.
>> 
>> 
>>
>>  On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Jim Campbell wrote:
>> 
>> >  Install via floppy disk??  :)  That might be a possibility with Damn
>>  Small
>> >  Linux.  ??  I really don't know.
>> > 
>> >  I just remember a friend telling me that his first Linux install
>>  experience
>> >  in college involved getting something like 50 (I'm guessing at the
>>  number .
>> >  . . ) floppies from the school's IT department and using them to install
>> >  Slackware . . .  :-)
>> > 
>> >  Jim
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >  On 2/21/07, João Santiago <exalowprofile at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > 
>> > >   what about a Toshiba T2130CS with just 32mb of ram and no cd-rom 
>> > >   drive
>>  or
>> > >   network connection. I was thinking of installing *something* by the
>>  same
>> > >   process as i mentioned earlier: take off the HD, connect to my pc and
>> > >   install and then put it back in place.
>> > > 
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