Re: Linux on a 40Gig hard drive

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: "http://www.juno.com/~w1few"; <http://www.juno.com/~w1few>
 > Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 18:57:13 GMT
 >
 > I can't seem to get UBUNTU

I'm not sure how to do this with Ubuntu.  On Debian, it's a "server"
configuration -- it doesn't give you a window system, just a console.

Maybe search for "ubuntu server"??

 > or Slakware 7 to load the boot (VMLINUZ) onto the 
 > hard drive.  I am only interested in the DOS style command line ie gcc file.c 
 > and jove file.c.  I don't want a windows style screen.  If I send you a 40Gig 
 > had drive do you think you can put Linux on so that I can jove files then 
 > compile them?  It is a basic Pentium 3 with a SVGA monitor and a CD Rom.
 > Thoughts or ideas?

You should always be able to get jove via apt-get.  If it doesn't work,
then either you aren't connected to the internet or your CD/DVD doesn't
have it.

Re: me installing it.  It just couldn't be this hard.  Are you available
on Monday?  We could SKype and I could help you do the install, if that
would help.

 > ME

P.S. I'm typing this on this old So_ny laptop I got for $125 when I was
     laid of running Debian outside at Esalen.