Sidetracked...
Well try Slackware, with or without X, it can miniscule or gigantic.
Yes, I know it "ain't being maintained" anymore (yeah right)
Do put the newest kernel on it, though... makes ALOT of difference, especially on a "slower" machines.
Where to get a cheap distro
- (drewk)
- (46)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:24:35 PM EST
CheapBytes
- (Steve Lowe)
- (14)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:29:26 PM EST
Thanks. BTW is Debian not on 2.4 kernel yet?
- (drewk)
- (13)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:32:58 PM EST
Bloody ages.
- (pwhysall)
- (11)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:34:05 PM EST
Oh damn, get the asbestos
- (drewk)
- (10)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:40:22 PM EST
Do yourself a favor...
- (admin)
- (8)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:46:29 PM EST
Aaaarrrrggghh!!!
- (drewk)
- (7)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:51:36 PM EST
Muah.
- (admin)
- (6)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:55:19 PM EST
Hmm, CheapBytes doesn't have it
- (drewk)
- (5)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:05:48 PM EST
Dunno.
- (admin)
- (4)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:12:09 PM EST
Last I check, you can only >buy< the current version.
-NT
- (bepatient)
- (3)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:17:05 PM EST
Re: Last I check, you can only >buy< the current version.
- (admin)
- (2)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:23:00 PM EST
I think he meant from CheapBytes. Correct BP?
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:24:17 PM EST
Well...it always pays to look again...
- (bepatient)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:43:38 PM EST
For a *working* box
- (pwhysall)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:06:22 PM EST
Debian & kernels
- (kmself)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 06:55:07 PM EST
Which one do you want?
-NT
- (bepatient)
- (25)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:35:08 PM EST
Here's what I need
- (drewk)
- (24)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:52:04 PM EST
Maybe distrowatch.com would help you.
- (Another Scott)
- (4)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 03:56:27 PM EST
So much for Suse
- (drewk)
- (3)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:12:36 PM EST
Uh, they're wrong. Completely.
- (admin)
- (1)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:18:15 PM EST
That's not just a little wrong, either
- (drewk)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:22:55 PM EST
Looks like you want the Professional version.
- (Another Scott)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:21:51 PM EST
RedHat's GCC
- (scoenye)
- (2)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:07:00 PM EST
Re: RedHat's GCC
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:26:33 PM EST
Dunno what I did wrong then ...
- (scoenye)
- Dec. 12, 2001, 03:19:34 PM EST
Pick one...then let me know.
- (bepatient)
- (15)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:50:01 PM EST
That's what I had just about decided
- (drewk)
- (14)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 04:55:45 PM EST
Mandrake is EVIL
- (pwhysall)
- (9)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:01:54 PM EST
Aaaaarrrggghhh!!!! The Sequel
- (drewk)
- (6)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:06:17 PM EST
The Wonder Of Linux
- (pwhysall)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:14:51 PM EST
heh. It's called CHOICE :-)
- (Steve Lowe)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:36:07 PM EST
Cackle.. glorp.
- (Ashton)
- (3)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:44:29 PM EST
Re: Cackle.. glorp.
- (pwhysall)
- (2)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:50:52 PM EST
Yeap.
- (admin)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 06:16:21 PM EST
Thanx - leaning that way from 6.1 SuSE .docs I have
- (Ashton)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 06:23:51 PM EST
Well...
- (bepatient)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:09:15 PM EST
Haven't noticed any strange things yet
- (scoenye)
- Dec. 12, 2001, 03:48:23 PM EST
All of those come in SuSE too.
- (admin)
- (3)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:19:50 PM EST
Okay, I'm sold
- (drewk)
- (1)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 05:30:48 PM EST
That's why there's a DVD -- but I'm also happy with SuSE 7.2
- (tonytib)
- Dec. 11, 2001, 11:33:07 PM EST
Agree!
- (slugbug)
- Dec. 12, 2001, 09:14:00 PM EST
Re: Where to get a cheap distro
- (folkert)
- (4)
- Dec. 12, 2001, 10:26:27 PM EST
Sounds like fun, but ...
- (drewk)
- (3)
- Dec. 13, 2001, 01:18:32 PM EST
Aww, come on!
- (Steven A S)
- Dec. 13, 2001, 05:44:37 PM EST
Re: Sounds like awww [censored] to me if I ever got ...
- (folkert)
- Dec. 13, 2001, 09:26:28 PM EST
386SX-33 12 MB 253 MB
- (kmself)
- Dec. 14, 2001, 12:25:45 AM EST