[Gllug] Linux distro for small memory system

[Khusro Jaleel]

I have run a Debian-based iptables firewall on a Compaq Armada Pentium 200
MMX  with 64 MB of ram for many years. I am not using it anymore as I now
have broadband and that comes with it's own router/firewall.

I tried using IceWM on that machine + AMSN, etc to create a usable
environment for my wife, and it was bearable, but not very pleasing. Since
you have a lot more processor power (650 Mhz) than I did, it might be much
more usable for you.

Good luck :-)

Khusro

On 10/29/06, Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org> wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone any thoughts on a suitable Linux distro for a relatively
> small memory laptop (64 MB of RAM, but nice 650 MHz processor)?
> It has to be usable by someone with little computing experience - this
> is an upgrade from Windows ME (!)
>
> I've been following a couple of "how to install Ubuntu on low memory
> systems" guides[1][2], but I'm not getting very far as they seem to be
> quite outdated.
>
> Rich.
>
> [1] http://www.binonabiso.com/en/Ubuntu-miniRAM-HOWTO.html
> [2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42873
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