[ale] linux for an old compaq

[donkramer at gmail.com (Don Kramer)]

Lubuntu 10.04 might work.  And while not officially an LTS, they're
treating it like one with updates through April 2013.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:27 PM, The Don Lachlan
<ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org> wrote:
> On 06/22/2011 09:12 PM, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
>> Sister-in-law has a compaq Presario 1675. ?Anybody know of a *nix that
>> will install a gui onto this old box? ?Lubuntu and F15 both will not
>> (Kernel does not support the hardware from boot up).
>
> I ran X on a machine that old using Debian 4.0/etch (I think). I won't
> swear the kernel in the latest release has the modules you want, but
> it'd be my best suggestion. I'll also say her machine may not be up to
> spec to run X, even if it's installable. Try to install ?to CLI only,
> then install xdm and xorg afterwards.
>
> I've not run PuppyLinux but it and a few others are intended to run on
> very minimal systems. Not sure how well it works.
>
> -L
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