Linux for an old pc
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Linux for an old pc
Hey can anyone tell me Im a newbie with linux and have no clue what to do. So the easier the better. Its for a 1 gb hard drive. pc 100 and 40 mb ram so it would have to go back a bit. I just want to get a feel for it and stuff. Thanks alot.
Vicious: Install Fedora. http://fedora.redhat.com
It's got a graphical install, and should provide a small installation, and it should be an easy installation (most important).
It's got a graphical install, and should provide a small installation, and it should be an easy installation (most important).
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Are you on crack???hedge wrote:... and will not be able to install X.
XFree86 only takes up about 100 megs. Even then, if you know where you're doing you can get it down to 16 or so.
But most newbs use Mandrake or Redhat (Fedora as its called now). There are some distros made for small HD's too.
But my best advice to to download the ISO for Knoppix (google it for the site url). This will let you run linux on your PC without installing it onto your HD. It is a bootable CD, packed full of software and GUI's. Plus there is no risk.