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[sfhk K]

I have a very old notebook with specifications as follows:

128 M RAM
20 G Hard Disk
P3 CPU

Newly addition: an usb wifi (EDUP EP-N8508)

I am looking for any lightweight linux to revive that old machine. My main use of the revived machine is for wifi web browsing and checking emails with security. Can you guys suggest which version of puppy linux or any other lightweight linux for that use ?

Thanks a lot.

[Dewbie]

The most likely candidates would be either Wary or Lucid Puppy.

You might also want to try Classic Pup 2.14x.
It has lower RAM requirements.

Either way, with 128MB RAM, you will need to make a 384MB swap partition.

[sfhk K]

Is the RacyPuppy 5.3 a version of Wary Puppy and can work on that old machine with 384 SWAP partition ?

[Dewbie]

Racy is Wary with a newer kernel and Xorg (video wizard).
From what I understand, everything else is the same.
Racy is built for newer machines; Wary is for older ones.

[sfeeley]

If I remember, Racy is a "relative" of Wary, but might not have all the old drivers etc that Wary has.

I'd second the suggestions for Classic 2.14x (which I run on an old lappy), and perhaps suggest Akita (which I've not used, but is aimed to be low on resources)

The trick with any but especially older machines is to find a version that works on your hardware. This will probably take some experimentation. to start off, I'd suggest frugal installs, since you can stick several on at once with little hassle.

Later, if you pick one, you may want to try a full install, since thats a bit better for low ram machines, but whatever improvement you see may not be enough to outweigh the advantages of a frugal install (mutiple versions, easy backups, transfer between machines, etc)

[sfhk K]

Where can I download the Classic Pup 2.14x as I cannot find it in the Puppy Official website ?
For wifi web surfing, is Classic Pup 2.14x is safe ? Does it have firewall and anti-virus ?

[Dewbie]

sfeeley wrote:

[sfhk K]

But Classic Pup 2.14x seems is an quite old operating system since the link you posted dated in that site is May 2009.

Do you know whether Akita supports wifi or not ? Do you know the downloaded link ?

[Dewbie]

[jobo]

ive just installed on exaxtly the same spec machine

for me wery was really slow, but very nice to look at

classic was lovely, packed with features but wouldnt locate my router so ive no idea how fast it might be
and now ive goy luppy retro which is quite good and getting faster the longer i use it

but give all a try till you find one you like, its only a hassle to do a frugal install, the first time, after that you can have them on and running in no time

[sfhk K]

Have you guys tried BrowerLinux ?
It is said that it is a lightweight version of Puppy Linux.

[Dewbie]

Ahhh...here's some info. on Classic Pup 2.14x and wi-fi.

[jobo]

no,

as a general rule, the nicer it is to look at and the easier it is to set up, add features, the more of you precious ram it uses and the slower you internet is

if you just ant a very fast internet browser, then a v2 will do you fine, if you want add toys then you need to go late and sacrifice a lillte speed

nb, when trying them, you have to start them, then reboot before you get a proper idea of the speed

of coiurse if you can add more ram, you have more options

[sfhk K]

v2 means Classic Pup 2.14x ?

[jobo]

i couldnt get that to connect, so cant say, but just an old version two, that doesnt have all the features of that one was lightning fast on my machine

the the retro pup i have now isnt far behind, unless its a heavily coulored web page or worse photographs

give classic i try and see