What is a good linux build for an old compaq laptop?
The computer has 128 mg of ram, and I believe a 300-400mhz processor. Unfortunately all of the Linux distributions I have tried have resulted in a kernel panic.
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hmmm....fedora typically runs on very little system resources....its worth a try....
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Xubutu, its a verison of ubuntu meant for older computers and you only need 128mb of ram to install it! though you can't use the live cd due to your specs,,,
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Ubuntu? Kubuntu? XUbuntu? BTw their all free :D
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If you want any kind of performance you need a small distro. Puppy, Damn small linux, or Slax would be best.
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Hi there, There is a Linux distro called Puppy Linux that is designed for older systems. It is a live CD you can download. Link below. You can download the 90-105 meg. iso file and burn an image to CD using BurnCDCC then boot your computer from your optical drive. This is a live CD that runs entirely in ram so you can test your hardware with the operating system. If you like it you can install from the live CD whenever you are ready. I have tried several live CDs and have installed Open SUSE 10 and 11 on my laptop (which has 512 megs of ram). Puppy Linux does about everything the other distros can do (but much faster). You should be able to use Puppy Linux on your system with no trouble. It has a nice graphical interface and if it's installed you can download Open Office and many other apps. I have tried about six different versions of Puppy Linux and they all work very well for me. Hope this helps, Al
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