Posted by Migo on Aug 2nd, 2006
DesktopLinux.com published a helpful little article yesterday that discusses how to “ressurect” your old laptops by installing Linux on them. Thankfully, this isn’t one of those “here’s how I installed Linux on my [insert brand] laptop”. No, it’s much more general, so you’re not left guessing over how to get something to work simply because it wasn’t mentioned in the tutorial. The author of the article, Howard Fosdick, does use an old laptop for examples, but it’s not a laptop-specific installation guide.
In his article, he talks about finding a distrobution that is targeted toward older, hardware-constrainted machines, such as Damn Small Linux or even Red Hat version 8. Just so you don’t have to look up the requirements for each distrobution, Mr. Fosdick even gives you a table listing their respective minimum requirements. That way you can check at a glance to see if your hardware is suitable.
For those of you who aren’t willing to commit just yet, Live CDs are also covered as is dual-booting from Windows even if it means installing an older copy of Windows. This just goes to show that you can still find a use for those old laptops, aside from an oversized paperweight or doorstop. Who knows, you may find your old friend not only useful, but fun again.
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