I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that I am experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image viewer. Something that will scroll pictures from a directory. So I thought here would be a perfect time to play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's, but I couldn't get any of them to work. Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My skill level is quite amateurish. Thanks Jeff P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive. ;)
solrpwr wrote: > I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that > I am experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image > viewer. Something that will scroll pictures from a > directory. So I thought here would be a perfect time to > play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but > there are so many. I searched for a minimalist Linux > version and burned a couple iso's, but I couldn't get any > of them to work. Which distros did you try? What exactly was the problem with them? Without any details it is very difficult to make any jedgement about what went wrong. > Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I > want it to do? My skill level is quite amateurish. I'd suggest VectorLinux (http://www.vectorlinux.org/). With a slim window manager (like IceWM) it should work satisfactory. Regards, -- Fabian Kurz, DJ1YFK * Dresden, Germany * http://fkurz.net/
* solrpwr wrote in comp.os.linux.misc: > I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that I am > experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image viewer. Something that > will scroll pictures from a directory. So I thought here would be a perfect > time to play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so > many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's, > but I couldn't get any of them to work. > Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My > skill level is quite amateurish. > P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very > little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive. Was one of the iso's you burned "Damn Small Linux"? I'd give that a shot. -- David Hold the MAYO & pass the COSMIC AWARENESS ...
("solrpwr" <solrpwr@yahoo.com>) scribbled: > I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so > many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's, > but I couldn't get any of them to work. > > Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My > skill level is quite amateurish. .... VectorLinux SOHO -- << http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com (Garbage - You Look So Fine) >> He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn't ordered.
On Wed, 18 May 2005 01:15:34 +0000, solrpwr wrote: > I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that I am > experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image viewer. Something that > will scroll pictures from a directory. So I thought here would be a perfect > time to play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so > many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's, > but I couldn't get any of them to work. > > Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My > skill level is quite amateurish. > > Thanks > Jeff > > P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very > little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive. > ;) That ain't old - I got an old laptop. A Zenith with 640 kb memory and two floppy disks - no hard drive.
> P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very > little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive. Slackware is pretty nice on older machines.
(ray <ray@zianet.com>) scribbled: > That ain't old - I got an old laptop. A Zenith with 640 kb memory and two > floppy disks - no hard drive. .... and which distro are you running on that? -- << http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com (Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You) >> You think Oedipus had a problem -- Adam was Eve's mother.
solrpwr wrote: > I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that I am > experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image viewer. Something that > will scroll pictures from a directory. So I thought here would be a perfect > time to play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so > many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's, > but I couldn't get any of them to work. > > Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My > skill level is quite amateurish. > > Thanks > Jeff > > P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very > little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive. > ;) > > Try this: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php -Henriette