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03-24-2005, 01:21 AM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,784
|  linux for old computer
i need a good copy of linux that will run nicely on a 486 DX 2 66mhz, 64mb Ram. Any ideas welcome.
Thanks
Wayne 
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03-24-2005, 06:46 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,574
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Slackware, although it might not work too well with the GUI, like KDE or Gnome.
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03-24-2005, 06:47 AM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,784
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even the newest version?
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03-24-2005, 07:41 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,574
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As it's free it's worth a try. It can't do any harm. The newest one (10.1) should be fine.
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03-24-2005, 07:44 AM
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PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 10,101
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If you want GUI, it should be really old, or it won't run.
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03-24-2005, 09:21 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,534
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actually fluxbox or iceWM GUI's will run just fine on it,its got plenty of RAM
try dillo for a graphic browser for snappier performance, firefox will bring it to a crawl as will netscape or mozilla
any distro will work, linux is linux is linux
the trick is knowing what to install software wise
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03-24-2005, 05:02 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,784
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ok, i have a copy of fedora core sitting on my hdd, will that do, or do you recomend me downloading slackware
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03-24-2005, 05:10 PM
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True Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 214
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Whoa, Fedora Core will slow it down to a halt if you use any GUIs. I'm not even going to put it on my PIII 450mhz with 256mb of RAM because I'm scared it won't run smoothly.
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03-24-2005, 05:29 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,784
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ok, ill download slackware
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03-24-2005, 05:30 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,534
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fedora core is fine, just dont install gnome,KDE, or anything else like that
you want lightweight fast apps
no java
no firefox
no netscape
no mozilla
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