Re: Linux on Pentium 100

From: 2300 (news.gdc_at_gmx.ch)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:22:14 +0100

Jared Richardson wrote:

> "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.

I can't imagine how al linux distribution could have only 50 MB, if the
kernel itselfs has a size of 44 MB. Then you need an X server etc etc