[uniquee]

can i install SUSE LINUX on a 98 Ibm laptop pentiun 2 18 gig hard drive. 224 mb of ram. appreciate all help

[tomdkat]

What kind of error messages are you getting? What version of SuSe are you trying to install?

Peace...

[uniquee]

I haven't received any error message. I want to replace the 98 OS w/ SUSE (9.2) and don't know where to begin. Please advise (step by step)

[TerryNet]

Try booting from a Live CD. That way you'll know if it will run on your hardware, and how well before you commit to an installation.

I don't know anything about that distribution, but something less robust, like Xubuntu or Puppy Linux, may be a better fit for your machine.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by uniquee

I haven't received any error message. I want to replace the 98 OS w/ SUSE (9.2) and don't know where to begin. Please advise (step by step)

Duh, I misread your first post. It says "can" and I read it as "I can't".

Sorry about that.

Peace...

[uniquee]

How do I "live boot from a CD"? Remember - step by step...Thanks

[tomdkat]

You can get instructions on downloading and installing SuSe here. The links on that page should get you started.

Peace...

[TerryNet]

Here's another link that may be informative for you: http://www.osnews.com/story/8699/Rev...nux_9_2_LiveCD

I guess you have your reasons for wanting that version, but here's also info on release 11: http://software.opensuse.org/

[briealeida]

Just a word of warning:

I would be careful with Suse on this machine. You may experience some difficulties/performance degradation. 224 MB of RAM is not a lot. You might want to try a Linux distro with a smaller memory requirement. Or upgrading the memory in this laptop. :-).