Re: Linux on Pentium 100

From: Jared Richardson (jared.RMOVE_THS_richardson_at_sas.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:45:52 -0500

"juanma" <publil@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1103589283.450306.162720@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a Pentium 100 and I would like to install Linux on it. I don't
> know to much about it but I would like to learn. The question is that I
> don't know what version is the best to do that. Could anybody help me
> and tell me where can I get it, I mean download it from the web.
> Thanks in advance,
> Juanma
>

Check out DSL. It's a really small (50 meg) linux distro that has everything
you need to run Linux. It can run on a normal bootable CD or a the super
small business card sized ones.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Here are a few quotes from the website....

What is Damn Small Linux?
Damn Small Linux is a business card size (50MB) bootable Live CD Linux
distribution. Despite its minuscule size it strives to have a functional and
easy to use desktop.

Why?
Because having a working Linux desktop distro on a 50 mb bootable business
card CD is just too cool not to do.

What does it have?
Damn Small Linux has a nearly complete desktop, including XMMS (MP3, and
MPEG), FTP client, Dillo web browser, links-hacked web browser, spread***,
Sylpheed email, spellcheck (US English), a word-processor (Ted-GTK), four
editors (SciTe, nVi, Zile [emacs clone], and Nano [Pico clone]), graphics
editing and viewing (Xpaint, and xzgv), Xpdf, emelFM (file manager), Naim
(AIM, ICQ, IRC), VNCviwer, Rdesktop, SSH/SCP server and client, DHCP client,
PPP, PPPoE (ADSL), a web server, calculator, generic and GhostScript printer
support, NFS, Fluxbox window manager, games, system monitoring apps, a host
of command line tools, USB support, and pcmcia support, some wireless
support. For more information check out the applications pages.

If you like DSL you can install it on your hard drive. Because all the
applications are small and light it makes a very good choice for older
hardware.