Re: New to Linux

Aragorn wrote:
On Tuesday 01 September 2009 16:26, someone identifying as *The
BriZZell* wrote in /comp.os.linux.setup:/

I have a old Compaq Presareo I want to work on for school,
entertanment, and business.

It runs a AMD 3D proc. (speed unknown), [...

Most 32-bit distributions these days are now optimized for /i686/ - i.e.
Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II/III/4 and Celerons, and AMD
K7/Athlon/AthlonXP/AthlonMP - but if your processor is an AMD K5, K6,
K6-II or K6-III then you need a distribution that's still optimized
for /i586./

Big snip

SLAX is fast and beautiful Linux operating system which fits on small
(3.14") CD-ROM disc. It runs directly from the CD (or USB) without
installing. The Live CD described here is based on the Slackware Linux
distribution and uses Unification File System (also known as unionfs),
allowing read-only filesystem to behave as a writable one, saving all
changes to memory."

http://www.slax.org/?lang=en

Requirements:SLAX is not pretentious, nevertheless it requires some
minimal hardware to run properly. It depends on what do you wish to use
SLAX for, of course. The most important thing is memory. You need at
least 32 MB of RAM to boot slax. More detailed description follows:

Medium:either IDE connected CDROM (to boot from the CD)
or USB FlashDisk (to boot from the mass storage device)
or maybe some harddisk (to boot SLAX from the disk)

BIOS:either non-emulation booting enabled (to boot from the CD)
or USB FlashDrive booting enabled (to boot from the mass storage device)

Memory
36 MB to boot slax.
96 MB to run Xwindow with fluxbox
144 MB to run Xwindow with KDE
328 MB to be able to use copy2ram cheatcode

Processor: i486 or better, Pentium or AMD are both OK.

Peripheral devices
some keyboard
PS/2 or USB connected mouse (required for Xwindow only)
serial (COM) mouse is not automatically recognized, but can be used

Harddisk:No harddisk is required

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Slax is very nice looking and you will have plenty of room for
your own files but if you want a more compact distribution then
look for Slitaz which is the smallest disto I know of at this time.
It has excellent documentation and the basic utilities are in
a monolithic box file which is very common with these small
distros. You get what you need from the net to bulk it up
for your work. Slitaz!

later
bliss
.

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