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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Are there any distros that could run on a pentium 2? (feddit.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by nichtburningturtle@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Edit: I am trying to put linux on a compaq armada 1700.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fli4l should. Back when it was new it was meant to fit on a floppy and run on 3'86 machines. It's for running a home router.

[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Fli4l is still around?! Crazy. I used that back in 2002 or so to turn an old i386 with 3 ISA HP 100Mbit network cards into a router + fileserver combo. Good times.