which Linux distro would run on a 486 or a pentium 200 (even with MMX)

Mon Nov 22 20:24:55 UTC 2004

On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 06:02:05PM -0800, Lloyd D Budd wrote:
> Debian is your best bet .  As a general purpose distribution that does
> not leave anyone (any old hardware) behind .  If you are using it for
> limited server tasks then there is likely a specialized Linux distro
> for the hardware and the task .

It does however have ram requirements for installing, which often can be
worked around by installing in a machine with enough ram, and then
moving the disk over to the final machine.  I think woody requires 16 to
24M to install, and sarge might take 32M if you pick 2.6 kernel.

My 486 has 48M ram and hence has no problem running Debian.  You can
always use more ram. :)

> You can try a liveCD today !  -- allows you to run Linux from the
> CD-Rom .  MEPIS seems to be a winner .

Lennart Sorensen
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