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Learing Linux on a laptop

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by mc_user 1 view

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My brother recently handed me a very old IBM Thinkpad to do with as I wish. I was hoping to install a version Linux on it so that I can learn about the OS. The system may be too old. It is a 486 25MHz PC with 20MB of RAM and a 1.5 GB Hard disk. Is this feasable? Any recommendations on OS vendor and/or version?

Old Polish Proverb: If the butterfly had teeth like the tiger, he would never make it out of the hanger.

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by cactus pete

feasable? sure!

What do you want to DO with this machine. Treat it like a workstation or a server? A lot of people prefer Suse or Redhat for servers, and something like maybe Mandrake for workstations.

Since you can do anything you wish on it, why not try a few different distrobutions and see which flavor you like best?

If you get good at it and enjoy trying the different flavors of linux, you might also try slackware, or debian or freebsd.

Check out linuxiso.org for more info.

by escofalles

For an older machine you may want a slimmer linux than RedHat or Mandrake. I would look for a small distrobution like grey cat linux or peanut linux. If you choose to use the GUI I suggest something small and fast like IceWM.

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