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Re: [TCLUG:7397] Installing Linux on 4MB RAM



Slackware will install on a machine with 4 megs of ram, but you have to setup
a swap partition first.  A slackware installation onto a machine with < 6mb
ram is well documented, and has been for years.  There should be plenty of
documentation available on ftp.slackware.org (aka ftp.cdrom.com).

Hope this helps!

Gabe
> 
> A friend got a freebee Toshiba Satellite T1910.
> It is not worthwhile doing any kind of upgrades on it,
> It has a single FD and a modem.
> My friend also has a parallel port CDROM.
> 
> As far as I know Linux (without X11) can run in 4mb;
> the problem is the installation.
> Does anyone know of a Linux distribution that will install on such a
> machine?
> Alternatively, what does it take roll your own distribution?
> 
> thanks
> Daniel
> 
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Gabe Turner <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>       
U of MN Csci/IT Systems Staff
President - ACM @ U of MN

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