Small Distro Question

[Jonathan Younker]

I'll give that a shot.
I assured my boss that the 486s still had life in them...now I just have to 
prove it!
Thanks muchly,
Jonathan.

At 04:37 PM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>I think it would depend upon your linux experience, not just HD space.  I
>would suggest sticking with Redhat/Mandrake, since rpm's make software
>installs much easier.
>
>To conserve space, don't bother installing any of the GUI apps (xwindows,
>gnome, kde, etc.).  If you're REALLY worried about space, you can always
>make a Linux bootdisk & then use the 500MB for swap, DNS tables, and
>openssh software.  But I think 500 should be plenty for a distro install
>:)
>
>-Rob
>
> > Hello,
> > My name is Jonathan, and I've been lurking on the list for a little while
> > now.  I've been using Linux for about a year, mostly in a library
> > environment (money's tight for libraries these days).
> > We're looking into setting up a bare-bones DNS server as a fail-over for
> > the library's main ones housed in the school's IT department.  It would
> > only run the DNS software and SSH.
> > We've got some old 486s that have 500mb HDDs and 16mb RAM.
> > My question:
> > Are there any distros that anyone would recommend for something like this?
> > I've played with Slackware, but I've heard of some smaller
> > distributions.  Does anyone have a favourite?
> > Thanks,
> > Jonathan.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>Dege
>
>So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
>.... If They Weren't Happening To Me