Re: [Sheflug] really basic linux

[José Luis Gómez Dans <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

begin  Damian Bamforth  quotation:

> am constructing as a project for my cybernetics degree. I am thinking of using an
> old pc I have lying around, and I have an old 250mb hd also. I only want something
> that will give me a basic shell, as it will only need to run very simple tasks,
> such as following lines, stacking coloured cans etc.

	While the one floppy distro might be useful, I'd probably go for
a Debian or Slackware install. You have plenty or hard disk space (250
meg), so you should be all right for both. I hear that now even Mandrake
has a 65 Meg install, leaving you with plenty of space to play around
with. The thing is that it is probably easier to update/upgrade software
(if you ever need to) in say Debian than in MuLinux. The add-ons in
MuLinux are not particularly well documented either (even though I think
it's a cracking distro).

	Hope this helps,
	José
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