Topic: Looking for linux

[Steve]

Hi,

Can anyone suggest what linux software to install on a old pentium laptop 180mhz, 24 mb ram. I have searched but there are hundreds. I am new this os and wish to learn more.

Steve

[guestHH]

Well, you could try Mitel SME

Depending on your wishes:

- Do you need a server?
- Do you need a desktop
- What would you like to do ?

Write up a nice little wish list and more answers will follow

[Steve]

I am running sme 5.6u4.

I would just like to use my redundant laptop to practise learning linux, most of what i have found require alot of hardrive space & ram.

Steve

[guestHH]

nah, thats not good enough steve..

- what are your areas of interest?

[Steve]

I installed sme server 5.6 six weeks ago and learnt as i went along i am a home user with 4 workstations, I would just like to further my knowledge about linux and it's capabilities. hopefully learn to program in the future but for now I need to know how it works and what it can do.

Steve

[Del]

Have a look here:
http://www.demolinux.org/
or:
http://www.knoppix.org/
Hope this helps
Del

[blinky]

Sound like a Mandrake 9.1 user to me. Good general purpose display of Linux.
The other suggestions are good too. Demo Linux 3.0 :' )

Part of the answer you seek lays in trying different distros, as it is a personal choice.

Also readup at http://www.distrowatch.com

hope this helps.....
I still don't have an absolute fav - maybe SME 6.0 beta2 with lynx,   ;' )

[phillip.ramirez]

look for roll your own linux this is the best way to learn linux. another thing as others have said on many boards is if you want to learn linux you have to shut off all windows machines for 2 weeks. get a good linux book and tutorials. redhat bible is a good one but extensive. there are a couple sams books also that come with working linux distros. and one book i think is great is linux for dummies. I have the linux admin for dummies and has given me allot of help as well as the redhat bible.

[Steve]

Thanks for all your suggestions I have chosen:

http://www.uk.debian.org/

which i have installed on my little baby laptop and works fine I will get my hands on some books and get cracking.

Thanks again Steve