What Linux distribution should I use?

Post by **eepberries** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:02 am

I want to install Linux onto an old pentium 166mhz computer I have. I'm want to use it as a shitty web server. Can anyone reccomend a good, free Linux distribution to use?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:16 am

166? eeesh.

damn small linux

or debian based distro using blackbox or fluxbox

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:17 am

head over to distrowatch.com and try some live cd's out. keep in mind that speeds depend on RAM and drive speed.

Post by **raw** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:28 pm

I use Gentoo but previously used Slackware.

Post by **^misantropia^** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:47 pm

You don't want to use Gentoo on a P166 or you'll be busy compiling for a month. Like Juggernaut said, go with DSL or Debian (or one of its derivates). How much memory does the box have?

Post by **eepberries** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:58 pm

It has a whopping 32mb of ram

Post by **^misantropia^** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:02 pm

Give http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ a try. I only hope your website doesn't generate too much traffic or the kernel will be forced to continously swap pages in and out of memory. Which is bad for performance, obviously.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:40 pm

with 32 megs of ram it will be hard for X to start..

so be forwarned.

( i would also recommend Damn Small, or Gentoo )

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:06 am

yer, i think dsl is your best bet then. skip the live cd's ;O