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Next Previous Contents 4mb Laptop HOWTO Bruce Richardson <brichardson@lineone.net> 25 March 2025 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? 4. The Pre-installation Procedure 4.1 muLinux Preparation 4.2 Prepare the installation root files. 4.3 Create the partitions. 5. The Installation 5.1 Boot the machine 5.2 Floppy/Parport CD-ROM Install 5.3 Network/PCMCIA Install 5.4 Set-up 5.5 Pre-reboot Configuration 5.6 Post-reboot Configuration. 6. Conclusion 7. Appendix A: 7.1 A - Base Linux System 7.2 AP - Non-X Applications 7.3 D - Development Tools 7.4 E - Emacs 7.5 F - FAQs and HOWTOs 7.6 K - Kernel Source 7.7 N - Networking Tools and Apps 7.8 Tetex 7.9 Y - BSD Games Collection 7.10 End result 8. Appendix B: Resources relevant to this HOWTO Next Previous Contents

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