[luau] My Current Linux Needs

[Dustin Cross]

Something I forgot to mention.  You will need to use SmallX on this laptop.
Monkey Linux comes with it (it used to be called tinyX, but they changed
the name to smallX).  SmallX is designed to run on systems with 4mb of
ram.  If you try the slackware install in the "4mb laptop how-to" then you
can try adding smallX to get a GUI enviorment.


Dusty




> Aloha,
>
> If you really want/need to run Linux on old hardware and it is mainly
> for learning, I would suggest using one of the small Linux
> distributions, like Monkey Linux.  I used to use Monkey and it was
> great.  It is very old, hasn't been updated since 1997, but it works,
> it doesn't require much space or memory, and it is Linux so you can
> learn Linux with it.  It comes with everything you need including X.
> You can even use it as a web or mail server.  What is doesn't have is
> the latest and greatest software or support for the latest and gratest
> hardware, but it is designed to run on a 386 with 4mb ram, so it should
> do just fine on your 486.
>
> Monkey Linux
> http://www.pslib.cz/monkey/docs/english.htm
>
> Tiny Linux
> http://tiny.seul.org/en/
>
> Power Up To Bash Prompt
> http://www.netspace.net.au/~gok/power2bash/
>
> This is exactly what you need right here.
>
> 4mb Laptop HOWTO
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/4mb-Laptops.html
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Dusty
>
>
>
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