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in need of a linux operating system
Orethrius:
--- Quote from: Cat OS ---*takes a look athttp://ndiswrapper.sf.net :confused: :nothappy: :fu: :mad: :fu: *
lost...
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I'm talking to some of the other members about this, hopefully we'll have a quick tutorial slapped together in the next 24 hours. If it's what I think it is, all you'll need to do is download the source to a separate computer, then use the ethernet cable to transfer the files to your laptop (we'll detail how to do this if you don't have a CD burner). I assume you have a home broadband router, do you have an additional patch cable (so we can put both boxen online for the duration)? If so, you could just download the source directly. Details will be forthcoming, but I'd really appreciate a direct contact through AIM or Y!IM or something to speed the process. ;)
ksym:
--- Quote from: Cat OS ---ok i ned a linux based operating system that i can instal on my laptop with has a original amd k6 with 93 megs of ram and a ten gig hard drive i need something that has a music player that suports mp3 as well as other formats and a vidioplayer it has to be compatable with wireless cards. can anyone help me?
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1 GB hard disk?
Sorry, no can do. No GNU/Linux system would fit there with the components you just described ...
You see, GNU/Linuxes are all OSS systems, so they constantly
evolve and change when you update them. Your distro will change it's "base-system" layout at least every year, and many independent software component might drag in some extra dependencies when upgraded. Nuff said.
Even the leanest system would need 5 GB to do any good. And if you refuse to update your system, you can't install new software in it, since the guys who compile the binary packages seem to link to the newest components available ...
Get at least 5 GB HD, and then you could try Slackware. Otherwise i'd suggest you stick with Winblows 98 SE or some other ancient piece of crap OS.
Orethrius:
--- Quote from: ksym ---1 GB hard disk?
Sorry, no can do. No GNU/Linux system would fit there with the components you just described ...
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Um, he said TEN gigs, and Vector fits those specs quite nicely.
As for the one gig, have you never heard of Damn Small Linux? Nobody said he needs KPat or any one of a dozen useless side packages included in the GNU distributions. ;)
Cat OS:
were in guiken did you find one gig in my paragraph...
ksym:
--- Quote from: Orethrius ---Um, he said TEN gigs, and Vector fits those specs quite nicely.
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Fuck I've never learned to read properly. Sucks to be me ...
Vector will go fine with 10 gigs.
--- Quote ---As for the one gig, have you never heard of Damn Small Linux?
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DSL is fine, but it can not be extended very easily ...
I mean, they've stripped away the package management database, so that one can't know what components are there.
--- Quote ---Nobody said he needs KPat or any one of a dozen useless side packages included in the GNU distributions. ;)
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Agree.
But still, the problem is that GNU/Linux systems have no good base-system spesifications, so that package maintainers need to drag in extra dependencies. Or maybe this applies to all OSS systems?
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