windows 95 kept breaking my graphics card's ability to display textmode stuff properly, so im moving to redhat because linux will forever be superior

:stalin-gun-1::tux:

edit: why tf the picture sideways

  • TheCaconym [any]
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    3 years ago

    In case this isn't a joke and you're actually playing around with old hardware, you don't need to install a distribution from 14 years ago; the very latest version of Debian will work perfectly fine. Select the text install mode. Also, obviously, pick a lightweight Window Manager (like fluxbox or ion).

    The only thing that might be an issue if you're on really old hardware would be the X server but then installing something like KDrive (also known as Tiny X) would work.

    • RussianEngineer [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      unless it supports i486 (most x86 things require a i686 now) it will be problematic

      • TheCaconym [any]
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        3 years ago

        It does support i486 (though not 386 processors - that was removed since Debian Sarge).

        • RussianEngineer [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          intresting. will it work within 24 megabytes of memory? thats the next issue im worried about

          • TheCaconym [any]
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            3 years ago

            Ah, that's more problematic. Before that fucking systemd, definitely; now I strongly doubt it, it's like 4 or 5 process hogging quite a bit of memory (which is negligible on modern hardware but not in your case).

            You could try installing the latest Debian without systemd - it's pretty easy. Or another worthwhile avenue may be to try Slackware (which also supports i486 and above, and doesn't ship with systemd at all).

            • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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              3 years ago

              Slackware has no package dependency resolution though. :doomjak:

              Bunsonlabs may be worth a look too. It is a Debian fork designed specifically for ancient hardware.

                • TheCaconym [any]
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                  3 years ago

                  I should add, Slackware's lack of automated dependencies in the package manager wasn't that big of an issue for me when using it; you quickly get used to it. It's worth a try IMO :tux: