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Distributions for older laptopsDistributions for older laptopsPosted Jun 5, 2008 21:49 UTC (Thu) by kmself (subscriber, #11565)In reply to: Distributions for older laptops by clugstj Parent article: The Grumpy Editor's Guide to distributions for laptops
It would be helpful if you'd detail the specifics of your laptop and installation issues. Available disk space, memory, networking, serial/parallel ports, removeable storage options, etc., all come into play. Presuming you can boot anything Linux, and tomsrtbt is a pretty good option (Linux on a 1.7MB floppy), you should be able to install Debian via debootstrap. Instructions are in the appendix of the Debian Install Guide. Current Debian guidelines call for about 500 MB for a minimal install, though you'll be far happier with more space (just package archives and lists are pretty substantial). I tend to recommend 12-20GB for a full-service desktop, system files only. I have to throw in my usual query: why the hell are you jumping through hoops to resurrect ancient hardware? Serviceable 3-5 year old laptops are available used for $100 - $500 in most of the US (presuming you're in same), and will give you a far more capable system. Sure, it's possible to boot Tomsrtbt, configure PLIP to another box, screen-dump UUEncoded 'split' floppy images through Minicom, reassemble these in a ramdisk, and proceed to an installation (and I've done that). But sometime after 3:10 am, after your fourth cup of coffee (and third shot of whiskey), you'd better find yourself asking just why you're doing that.
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