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

[Ben Duncan]

Immediate response to slackware:

======== MIKIE   LIKES    IT   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ============

First time I have tried it, So far, SO REALLY GOOD. Will hafta
inform all when install gets done ...



Ted Ozolins wrote:
> 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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