[Coco] OT: Which Linux Distro?

Manny cocolist at invigorated.org
Tue Jul 24 19:17:38 EDT 2007


Bob Devries wrote:
> Gentlemen,
> I have a Compaq Armada 1500c Laptop
> .
> It has 64MB RAM, and a ~366MHz Celeron processor and 12GB hard disk and 
> a CDROM drive. I also use a Belkin Wireless Network (802.11g) card in 
> it. It is model #FSD7010.
> 
> Which Linux Distro would be best to use? I know about DSL (Damn Small 
> Linux), but are there others which will install and run in such a small 
> footprint?
> 
> I consulted miss Google, and she showed me a page where someone 
> installed Debian, but the doc was dated 1999, and Debian was at kernel 2.3.
> 
> Tips, suggestions?
> No, No, not the "Toss it in the bin" suggestion....

I've never used it, but Puppy Linux seems kinda nice.

-M.



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