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   Benny Pedersen to Sergey Sapronov   
   Linux for old computer (very)   
   12 Nov 21 01:44:04   
   
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   Hello Sergey!   
      
   10 Nov 2021 08:44, Sergey Sapronov wrote to All:   
      
    SS>    Privet, All!   
      
    SS> There is a laptop, ancient. It only has 128MB of RAM (and a 40GB IDE    
    SS> drive!). What Linux can I install on it? I want to deploy FTN software    
    SS> on it, and a website (with a load of about zero). Is it even possible?   
      
   it all depends on what software you like to use, if you would have any chance   
   of running x11 programs forget it :(   
      
   but if you stay in console, its more likely succes, you  can still do the fb0   
   to see graphic in eq links -g http://localhost/gif-file-to-test-monitors.gif   
   :=)   
      
   choice is then keep not using systemd, avoid any distro with is precompiled,   
   since most precompiled needs mora ram in general, but on the other side if the   
   host is limited on ram, then you would need another local computer to build   
   precompiled on then install from you own binarie pkg store, doing this you can   
   still use very old computers, non precompiled distros like freebsd / gentoo is   
   prefered lists   
      
   sorry i am biased, since i do use windows 11 on the other computer here :=)   
      
   if you like more help write what you like to do with this computer , then i   
   belive more usefull replys is made if i am just the one   
      
      
    Regards Benny   
      
   ... too late to die young :)   
      
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