[KLUG Members] Command line only pc to learn unix

[Paul VandenBosch]

Thanks, this worked great.  A very easy way to get linux on an old box!  I 
just pulled the hard drive, and plugged it into my slightly more modern pc 
and let the SuSE CD do its work.  Its probably not configured perfectly but I 
am sure I will be reinstalling soon, after doing my mad scientist experiments 
on the victim, I mean the shaky old linux box.

On Wednesday 17 October 2001 17:46, you wrote:
> Hehe... it'll work--but RedHat might not.  You might want to find one of
> the mini-distros or even a floppy distribution.
>
> Anyway, for installation purposes (if you decide to install on the hard
> drive) I would recommend removing the hard drive and putting in a faster
> machine, doing the install, and then putting it back in the 486...
>
> l8er
>
> Paul VandenBosch wrote:
> > I am working through some reference books on linux and want to learn the
> > unix language.  In order to be able to experiment with partitioning,
> > filesystems and generally use commands that might cause problems on my
> > daily use machine, I was thinking of getting one of the tired old pc's
> > out of the office junkyard and setting it up with linux and using it as a
> > command line only (no GUI) machine for learning purposes.
> >
> > I found one at work that is pretty minimalist.  8M RAM, 66 Mhz 486 DX2,
> > 325 MB HD, modem, floppy, no CD.  Thats it.
> >
> > For the purpose of learning unix, is it worth my time to try to get this
> > machine running linux?  I would just want a very basic text only system,
> > maybe not even a mouse.   It would be something that I could try out
> > commands and make mistakes on and not lose anything valuable.
> >
> > Thanks!
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> > Paul VandenBosch
> > Guide to Sailing and Cruising Stories
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