Specifications

4mb Laptop HOWTO
Bruce Richardson <[e-mail]>
25 March 2000
How to put a "grown−up" Linux on a small−spec (4mb RAM, <=200mb hard disk) laptop.
1.Introduction
• 1.1 Why this document was written.
• 1.2 What use is a small laptop?
• 1.3 Why not just upgrade the laptop?
• 1.4 What about 4mb desktop machines?
• 1.5 What this document doesn't do.
• 1.6 Where to find this document.
• 1.7 Copyright
2.The Laptops
• 2.1 Basic Specifications
• 2.2 The Problem
• 2.3 The Solution
3.Choices Made
• 3.1 What to use to create the initial root partition?
• 3.2 The Distribution
• 3.3 Which installation method to use?
• 3.4 Partition Layout
• 3.5 Which components to install?
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