[Tfug] Small Linux Distributions (was Re: Religious crap)

[Tim Ottinger]

I used puppy for a while, didn't have to install dos first.  Seemed great.
DSL is smaller, I understand.  I'm running Debian with XFCE4 on a 450MHz,
192MB machine just fine.



On 10/6/06, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have 2 amd500 desktop/servers from 2000 that I had in a box for over 2
> years due to my move to phoenix.   One has 128MB RAM the other 256MB RAM.
>
> Just freed them.  Tried to install http://www.ubuntu.com/ on the 265MB one
> and it crashed.  Besides that it was real slow going.
>
> http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=1 - this one looks
> like one needs to install DOS first.  Don't want to do that.
>
> and
>
> http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ - looks normal and based on debian which I
> like.
>
> Anyone have any experience with these or any recommendations for some not
> too time consuming install?
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