Re: [debian-knoppix] Using a 486 for LINUX
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 10:13:34AM -0500, Ruzzo, Bob wrote:
> Hello....I have been using KNOPPIX for 1 day now! I find it very
> interesting. However I seem to think I should try to learn some LINUX
> commands. I have an older COMPAQ 486 desktop that is just collecting
> dust. Is it possible to get a COMMAND LINE ONLY version of LINUX to put
> on this computer?
boot "knoppix 2" from the lilo prompt
It is a 486 with 24MB ram so it isnt the best or
> fastest. It doesn't have a CD rom BUT I have it set up to use a 100MB
> ZIP drive so I can still put large files on it.
Fat chance that Knoppix would fit on it. Try to borrow an old CD drive,
but make sure it's not limited to 650MB (as mine is)
Right now the 486 has
> DOS 6.22 on it and I was using it to play with batch file menus and keep
> a bunch of html files on it that I use a DOS html reader....just to play
> with. I read something on a version called "tinylinux". Does anyon have
> any suggestions for a good command line version of Linux to learn
> commands? I use my KNOPPIX CD on all 3 of my good computers and it runs
> great on all of them. I suppose I could get a book on Linux commands to
> use with a program too.....bob
If you really want a small command line only Linux, look into White
Dwarf (you know, a star so hugely compressed it would fit into some
bigger lake). It used about 12MB when I last played with it (without
gcc, that is)
Steffen
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