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What Linux for P100 old computer?

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Axoliien

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I have been trying to set up an old P100 laptop just to have to read from while I work with my desktop, and I have tried to get several distributions of Linux to install on it. Since it has a CDROM but is not ATAPI, I use a floppy to boot from and then try to run installations. The laptop only has 32 megs of ram and a 500 meg hard disk, so small distributions would be good to use. Anyone have any ideas about what to install on it?
 
I would stay away from redhat....too bloated for that system, unless you find like redhat 3.0

Go with slackware, but dont install KDE or GNOME, i guess you could try fluxbox, but I think all your going to get is a command line on that system
 
I have a laptop similar to that (P120, 16M) and put OpenBSD on it. Had problems with debian and freebsd but openbsd installed and runs like a charm.
 
peanut, it small and should work decently. I'd really say though that a P100 is too old to screw with beyond maybe being a file server of ftp server or something.

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or maybe a firewall...
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Originally posted by: Abzstrak
peanut, it small and should work decently. I'd really say though that a P100 is too old to screw with beyond maybe being a file server of ftp server or something.
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I guess I should get rid of half of my machines...
 
no, I have slower machines too, but not for desktop use with a gui... they're just plain slow and more modern hardware is cheap... I just grabbed a K6-2 500 and a motherboard for $30 shipped and overclocked it to 600MHz from the sale/trade forum. I'd really suggest buying something faster (even if its still out of date) to get decent speed.

My slower machines do not use a gui though and as such are not used as desktops, but as firewalls, file servers, etc....
 
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