[GRLUG] linux in 32 Megs

[Marc Zuverink]

Tim Schmidt wrote:
> On 10/5/07, Alexander Grotewohl <fusion at darktech.org> wrote:
>> slackware? :)
>>
>> i think anything could be coerced into running in 32mb..
> 
> I run Debian for Mips32 in 32Mb every day...  and I've run i386 debian
> in 48Mb.  It was mostly usable as a desktop with WindowMaker.  At
> least Firefox ran.
> 
> --tim
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http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

I use this on a old Zenith portable 486 in my garage, it only has 16
megs of ram, decent gui for what you are using.  Very usable actually.
Even plays nice and allows a buffalo wifi card.


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Marc Zuverink <mzuverink at gmail.com>

"Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems."
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