Lightweight Distro (Was "Re: Lightweight Desktop Help.")

[Ted Ozolins]

Kurt Wall wrote:
> Quoth Ben Duncan:
> 
>>Ok, tried to load SuSe 8.2 on a P 150MHZ with 80MB ram and
>>a 4GB hard disk ... needless to say, WAY OVERKILL for the poor old machine.
>>
>>Need some sort of distro that can:
>>
>>A: Includes the Gcc compiler/Python/Perl/etc ...
>>B: Will work on such a weak machine (hmmm a few years ago
>>we thought that kinda power was studly ...)
>>
>>This machine, is more or less, going to be a "Terminal" on steriods.
>>Needs to have a desktop, and I need to have Open Office on it.
>>
>>
>>I am open to suggestions? Perhaps Knoppix ?
> 
> 
> Slackware.
> 
> Kurt
Ditto - Slackware. So far this year eight converts and all on Slackware.
I have to rebuild or cp over /etc on one of those converts this weekend.
I knew it was a little too early to tell her about "rm", dang!
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Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C.