Small Distro Question

[Jonathan Younker]

Well, this has given me a lot of food for thought.  I've got Slackware 
running on a P-100 TI laptop at home, and RH on a K6-2, but I've also got 
an old Compaq Presario 486 (the kind with the integrated monitor) in the 
closet that I've never been able to get working with Linux.  The thing I've 
found about Linux is that I'm more willing now to try to fix stuff than to 
reinstall the OS.  I must be finally getting rid of the MS mentality.
I'll probably go back to the Presario now and try Leaf or one of the floppy 
distros and see if it takes.
Thanks for all the ideas,
Jonathan.

At 05:01 PM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>The best thing about M$ is that as more people request more powerful
>machines to run Win2000 with Office 2k, I keep seizing their old machines
>& turn them into linux servers :)
>
>Hell, people can't believe there desktop PC's (some p3 866MHz machines)
>are more powerful then our mailserver (450MHz K6-2) or our firewall
>(p-60).
>
>-Rob
>
>Heh -- i've always wanted to do a 486 Seti farm >:)
>
> > 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
> >
> >
>
>
>
>Dege
>
>So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
>.... If They Weren't Happening To Me

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Jonathan T. Younker
Electronic Services Librarian
Gibson Library, Brock University
St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1
(905) 688-5550 x4899
jyounker at brocku.ca
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