On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:33:59 +0100, Søren Hindsholm wrote:

> I would like to try Linux on an old Compaq with 64 Mb RAM and a 2GB hard
> disc. But will it work on such an old pc?

A contemporary one using a GUI? Probably not. A contemporary one without
a GUI or a very, very basic one? Maybe.

Try Vector Linux first. It's a contemporary distro designed to work on
older, hardware limited systems and still give you good usability and a
GUI.

http://www.vectorlinux.com/

Or you could try an older version of a distro. I know Mandrake 7.0 and
Slackware 8.0 both will run with a GUI on systems with 64mb of RAM. Ran
it on one for a couple years 7 years ago: 166MHz Pentium I, old 4mb
Matrox graphics card, 3 GB hard drive.

Stef

Søren Hindsholm wrote:
> I would like to try Linux on an old Compaq with 64 Mb RAM and a 2GB hard
> disc. But will it work on such an old pc?

Sure. Puppy linux or Damn Small Linux will work very well on that
hardware. you'll probably like puppy better.

cheers.

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