which linux distribution 64MB RAM

[Blackbug]

i have an old PC with
64MB RAM
celeron 733 Mhz

which linux distribution can be used for proper work (browsing mainly)
I need to attach a usb modem to that too, its supported with linux

[julio_cortez]

I've seen people suggesting DSL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux

I've never tried myself but it should work even with a system like that.

[ocboy949]

throw that thing out

[mastablasta]

I've seen people suggesting DSL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Small_Linux

I've never tried myself but it should work even with a system like that.

the only issue here is that DSL is 2 years old but it might still work OK enough to do some browsing and such. dont' expect too much though.

Otherwise there are slitaz and tiny core linux... as well as many more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Linux

[Blackbug]

the only thing is since i have to connect it using usb modem using this wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

i want to make sure this thing will be working on which ever linux i installed..

[Megaptera]

Have you looked at Slitaz?
"SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on the i486 or x86 Intel compatible processors. A minimum 192MB of memory is recommended to use the core LiveCD. 80MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor."

http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/releases/3.0/relnotes.en.html

[cpmman]

Puppy has a low spec version:

http://www.puppylinux.org/wikka/MinReq (http://www.puppylinux.org/wikka/MinReq)

[snowpine]

You can find some good advice on very old hardware on this excellent blog (see especially the recent "How To Find an Old Computer" post):

http://kmandla.wordpress.com/

With such low system specs, you are probably going to be browsing the web in text mode using a browser like elinks. Forget about youtube or facebook games. :) You are likely also looking at many hours of your time; is it worth it to you to rehabilitate such an old computer?

I would strongly recommend purchasing a more modern computer if at all possible. Depending on your budget and where you live, of course. ;) Here in New York, you can get a used Pentium 4 with 512mb of RAM for about $50 on Craigslist, which is plenty capable of running Ubuntu, and lots of people are giving away Pentium 3 or older for free...

[Sven6210]

The smallest Linux I have found so for is "Damn Small Linux" running on a 486DX with 16 MB of RAM.

Have a look on:

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Good luck

[linux18]

DSL is outdated and abandoned, you have three choices:
Puppy 5 - easy
slitaz - hit or miss
tiny core linux - hard

[TNT1]

DSL is outdated and abandoned, you have three choices:
Puppy 5 - easy - will run like a dog on 64mb RAM - I tried it on a PII, 733, 64MbRAM = disaster...
slitaz - hit or miss - yeah, I think it is very limited in the hardware it likes...
tiny core linux - hard - agreed, pita...


antiX. Very simple, current is based on squeeze/sid, so uber stable, best support forum, anticapitalista is a great guy, and will help you with anything you ask.

[lisati]

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