General :: Distribution To Run On 32mb RAM, Pentium MMX & Edimax EW-7711UTn
Dec 28, 2010
I've recently been trying to resurrect an old laptop and so I brought a new HDD to replace its broken one. I then figured that Windows would probably be too resource hungry to run on the laptop and so thought I should try to run a Linux Distro instead but now I've hit a wall. I can't find a distribution that will install on this low a spec PC but also will enable me to use the wireless card I've specified, even though the card has Linux drivers bundled with it.
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Sep 14, 2010
I got an old PC at home , Pentium MMX 166Mhz 32MB RAM
Which distro work best with an old machine like above?
Purpose:- Internet & Download
- Basic File Server maybe for the rest of Windows machines.
Machine Specs:
- Intel Pentium MMX 166MHz
- 32MB Ram
- HDs: 2GB
- DVDrom
I've been using ubuntu for a while and I am comftable with it's interface.
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