Floppy Disk distro?

[mrblack]

Hi;

I am getting an old machine from a friend soon, it doesnt have a cdrom drive. I want to use the machine to run Linux.

Are there any good distros that fit on floppy? I only really want to learn the command line for now.

Also: how would I put it on floppy? Wouldnt the disk be formatted for Windows if I use my Windows machine?

Thanks. :)

[happybunny]

dont know the answer to that but you could do a network install, or "borrow" a cdrom to install linux on HD then remove cdrom again.

[thread_killer]

Slackware can still be downloaded and put on floppy's. Just like the good old days.

You need to download each of the packages seperately, than cp them onto the media.

[mrblack]

Originally posted by happybunny
dont know the answer to that but you could do a network install, or "borrow" a cdrom to install linux on HD then remove cdrom again.
Thats a very good suggestion. Ill simply switch HD's on my Windows machine and install it through that. :) Now all's I need to do is look for a cool Linux to install. :)

[afisoldier]

Where can those packages to install Slackware via floppies be found?

[Erikqwerty]

http://www.slackware.com/install/

Slack CANNOT be installed by floppy only. Some necissary packages are to big. I think 7.1 was the last one that fit on floppies.