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28-Feb-2006, 10:25 PM #1
Linux Command Line Only
What are the versions that only feature the command line? I have an old laptop that i am hoping will run it.

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28-Feb-2006, 10:44 PM #2
any linux distribution can be installed without X with it was what you wanted to know..

Installing X will give you the GUI

You can use Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, or any other distro that you would like.
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01-Mar-2006, 06:01 AM #3
Mostly the same without the GUI.
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01-Mar-2006, 01:04 PM #4
Well, this computer has only a floppy and about a 500mb hard drive, so are they small enough? Or are there older and much smaller versions?
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If you want to go silly small then try the following

http://www.fdlinux.com/
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03-Mar-2006, 12:32 PM #6
try about a version 9.0 of slackware. that would probably work.
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