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0 pointsincanus771mo ago0 comments

I should've been more clear. Sure, I started my Linux days on 2.0.36, which booted by floppy, on a Pentium 2. But what I want is some semblance of a distro, with tools and a way to do things, not just rolling my own technically-bootable kernel.

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dmitrygr1mo ago

debian, a few releases back

or busybox (surprisingly useful)

incanus77OP1mo ago

Note that i386 does not mean that the 386 is supported. Distros have removed support for 386 for many years, and some for 486 for years as well.

dmitrygr1mo ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20151223083654/https://www.debia...

Sarge dropped i386, Squeeze i486

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0 pointsincanus771mo ago0 comments

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dmitrygr1mo ago

debian, a few releases back

or busybox (surprisingly useful)

incanus77OP1mo ago

Note that i386 does not mean that the 386 is supported. Distros have removed support for 386 for many years, and some for 486 for years as well.

dmitrygr1mo ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20151223083654/https://www.debia...

Sarge dropped i386, Squeeze i486

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse