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
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edit: why tf the picture sideways
i will have you know that it is actually a bottom-of-the-line 33Mhz i486 SX.
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.
unless it supports i486 (most x86 things require a i686 now) it will be problematic
It does support i486 (though not 386 processors - that was removed since Debian Sarge).
intresting. will it work within 24 megabytes of memory? thats the next issue im worried about
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).
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.
after a quick look, bunsonlabs is i686 and incompatible with my i486. sad
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:
Gotta make sure you're on the hardened branch otherwise the landlord from hell will be pushing bad code to your OS.
