What can be put on i386, 3MB RAM?

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Darka2013-01-02 05:14:18

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Darka, 2013-01-02 05:14:18

There is an old laptop with 3MB of memory. I'm looking for a Linux distribution that will run on it.
Xs are not required, you can output something useful through fbdev =)

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nochkin, 2013-01-02
@nochkin

I once installed Slackware on this one (the version of that time, of course).
And so you can experiment with different minimal Linux types. For example: wiki.laptop.org/go/Minimal_Linux_distros

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ur3ckr, 2013-01-02
@ur3ckr

As an option - BasicLinux - should be on 3MB RAM.

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ertaquo, 2013-01-02
@ertaquo

Slackware was the first to get up, even with X's.

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sergehog, 2013-01-02
@sergehog

What memory is there? I had a variety of memory sticks lying around somewhere, including from very old laptops. If it fits, I can donate. I actually live far away.

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Rowdy Ro, 2013-01-02
@rowdyro

I put FreeBSD 3.4 on a similar one.
It was fun

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ur3ckr, 2013-01-02
@ur3ckr

DSL or try SLAX

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ZeroBit, 2013-01-02
@ZeroBit

Can still deliver RAM? There is a lot of junk on the old market for sale.

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Vasily minodvesP, 2014-07-25
@benoni

some thread is very lightweight linux.... DSL, muLinux, etc.