Linux for old old 550mhz machine...

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Jahmon

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Hi - I am looking for a basic linux distro for the following box - amd 550mhz k6-2 chip or some such if i remember - 256mb ram - 5gb or so hdd.

Looking at using this box for a tv/firewall type thing - any ideas on what distro I could use - it cannot be one of the power hungry ones e.g. ubuntu/kubuntu/doubt xubuntu would even work - any ideas with a smaller one that is package friendly...?

Thanks
 
Eish ftp.leg.uct.ac.za - or whatever it is is dirt slow and times out and ftp.sun.ac.za is exactly the same whopping 5KB/s dl speed - all im trying to pull is dsl and maybe vector or puppy to test on the old box and im trying to use local bandwidth - this is horrible :(
 
web said:
Latest linuxformat at CnA has mint linux on the cover disk,
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I dont much feel like paying R100 odd for a magazine - when the distro is free to dl - and hell I doubt mint will run on the hardware as listed above...
 
I'm using Xubuntu on a 366mhz & 128mb laptop. Works fine for OpenOffice...but startup takes forever (as in go make yourself coffee forever). Once everything is fired up its sufficient for writing stuff.

550mhz & 256mb should work much better so give it a shot.

I tried all the others too Puppy, Knoppix etc, but I couldn't get OpenOffice to run on them (I R linux noob). With Xubuntu one can use all the ubuntu how-to guides.
 
HavocXphere said:
I'm using Xubuntu on a 366mhz & 128mb laptop. Works fine for OpenOffice...but startup takes forever (as in go make yourself coffee forever). Once everything is fired up its sufficient for writing stuff.

550mhz & 256mb should work much better so give it a shot.

I tried all the others too Puppy, Knoppix etc, but I couldn't get OpenOffice to run on them (I R linux noob). With Xubuntu one can use all the ubuntu how-to guides.
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That is the added bonus - having all the ubuntu docs to assist - I am going to try Knoppix or DSL first and see where that gets me - box will most likely end up as half a firewall/music box and perhaps with my tv card if i can force it to run , else my old 1.6ghz will get mythtv and i'll play with that...
 
UCT, Comp sci building has a toaster machine with a lot of the images on it, just bring cd-r's or dvd's.. hrm.. i wonder if they if they fixed the wifi &/or have a usb plug yet tho.
 
Try Puppy, I know that w1z4rd had it running solely loaded into RAM, so it should fly on your beast :D
 
Kasyx said:
Try Puppy, I know that w1z4rd had it running solely loaded into RAM, so it should fly on your beast :D
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Hehe gonna try DSL or some such on the small machine either DSL or Smoothwall or something if I buy another lan nic and then use my 1.6ghz box as a mythtv type setup - 3 boxes 2 monitors , lol :P , guess one is going to be controlled remotely ;)
 
What are the local linux mirrors - taking 8 hrs to dl 50mb is pissing me off yes ftp.sun.ac.za i am talking to you...

Thanks
 
Jahmon said:
I dont much feel like paying R100 odd for a magazine - when the distro is free to dl - and hell I doubt mint will run on the hardware as listed above...
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I saw it the other day. It's R150 now. :(
 
Toss me more local ftp access for linux distros please - ftp.sun.ac.za is crawling at 2-3KB/s

Thanks
 
Use puppy, its got a nice gui :> Should run fine on that machine. Puppy is cool, because it supports most of the apps I use... Firefox, skype, terminal.
 
w1z4rd said:
Use puppy, its got a nice gui :> Should run fine on that machine. Puppy is cool, because it supports most of the apps I use... Firefox, skype, terminal.
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+1 on that one.

YAY, 1000th post. Too bad it had to be on such a small thread. :D
 
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