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#1 User is offline   michael massacre 

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 03:18 PM

okay-

So I have an old computer, that currently has DOS on it. I dont know the specs of the computer itself, how much ram, how much hard drive space, etc.

Im looking to put linux on it.

What should I start with?

#2 User is offline   Joedude 

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 07:06 PM

start with founding out the specs. This will determine what you can use.
If someone tells you to su rm -rf /
DON'T DO IT!!!!
Be in the know, Bash smart!

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Posted 29 August 2007 - 09:04 PM

Take a look at Puppy Linux, Damn Small Linux, and Fluxbuntu.

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