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Thread: What is a Very Basic Distro of Linux that i can run on an old pc (intel P2)?

  1. 05-29-2012, 05:59 AM #1
    Alphii
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    Default What is a Very Basic Distro of Linux that i can run on an old pc (intel P2)?

    Needs to be a Live CD . just need it to recover files from a harddrive
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  2. 06-03-2012, 07:43 AM #2
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    DSL - Damn Small Linux?
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  3. 06-03-2012, 07:55 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spectre View Post
    DSL - Damn Small Linux?
    Oh yes - I forgot this one little devil. From my experience with it - I have never found any smaller GUI Linux that maintains the common desktop metaphor. If anything, DSL is the way to go for you.
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  4. 06-03-2012, 09:36 AM #4
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    SystemRescueCd is exactly what you need: http://www.sysresccd.org

    It includes a program (for Windows and Linux) for writing and booting from a USB flash. I always have it handy :-)
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