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Category:Distribution lists:
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-!! Distros
for Limited Hardware
+!! Special distributions
for limited hardware
-Older PCs have slower
CPU speeds
, less
RAM and smaller hard disks, maybe
not enough to
satisfactorily run the mainsteam distros
listed above. The mini distros
are designed to run on limited hardware or to run from a small medium (such as a memory stick or business card sized CD). Of
course, to achieve this, they may lack some
features or
applications.
-
-[Damn Small Linux | http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/] disk space: 129MB, min RAM: 16MB, desktop: FluxBox
-
-[Feather Linux | http://featherlinux.berlios.de/] disk space: 277MB, min RAM: 24MB, desktop: FluxBox
-
-[PuppyLinux | http://www.goosee.com/puppy/] min RAM 32MB, desktop: FVWM95
-
-[Vector Linux | http://www.vectorlinux.com/] disk space: 850MB, min RAM 16MB, desktop: ICEwm and FluxBox
-
-TomsRootBoot runs off a floppy disk, min RAM 4MB, no desktop
+Old [PC]s with slow [
CPU]s
, little [
RAM]
and small HardDisk~s may
not be able
satisfactorily run the mainsteam distributions
listed above. There
are specific distributions
designed to run on such
limited hardware; of
course, they have
to omit
features and
applications to achieve their goal
.
+[Damn Small Linux | http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/]:
+ * Disk space: 129MB
+ * Min RAM: 16MB
+ * WindowManager: FluxBox
+[Feather Linux | http://featherlinux.berlios.de/]:
+ * Disk space: 277MB
+ * Min RAM: 24MB
+ * WindowManager: FluxBox
+[PuppyLinux | http://www.goosee.com/puppy/]:
+ * Min RAM: 32MB
+ * WindowManager: [FVWM]95
+[Vector Linux | http://www.vectorlinux.com/]:
+ * Disk space: 850MB
+ * Min RAM: 16MB
+ * WindowManager: IceWM/FluxBox
+TomsRootBoot:
+ * Disk space: a FloppyDisk
+ * Min RAM: 4MB
+ * No [XServer]
!! Special distributions for removable media
Some [LinuxDistribution]s can be booted from removable media such as a FloppyDisk, a [LiveCD], or a KeyDrive and don't require installation (or indeed any kind of write access at all) to HardDisk. Such a media provides both an excellent way to try out a LinuxDistribution without having to change your [Partition]s as well as a great tool platform for things like network diagnosis and system repair (be it for [Linux] or other [OperatingSystem]s).
