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31-Jul-2005, 08:11 PM #1
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Hey
I'm setting up an old coputer and I wanted to put Linux on it as the os. I was just wondering were I got get the smallest vesion for free.

THX
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Hey
I'm setting up an old coputer and I wanted to put Linux on it as the os. I was just wondering were I got get the smallest vesion for free.

THX
Dave
You might want to check this out Ubantu. I have downloaded the Live CD and am learning to use it.
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02-Aug-2005, 01:52 PM #3
All depends on what you want to use the system for: server, desktop with GUI, command line only, firewall?
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You can get all of the distros here - big, small, medium...
http://distrowatch.com/
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05-Aug-2005, 10:01 PM #5
Damn Small Linux is a nice choice. It's small enough to fit onto a small USB pen drive at a whopping 50mb. It can be booted from a USB pen drive or from a CD. Check out http://damnsmalllinux.org/ for more info.
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06-Aug-2005, 04:33 AM #6
Puppy Linux is another distro that's not a resource hog.
It's not a point -n-click installation, though.
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