Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:37:07 +0200, Matthew Camilleri wrote:

I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
 
What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

https://q4os.org/

I put Q4OS on an old Asus eee PC 700 and it works. Don't expect blazing
performance but it will salvage old hardware. It originally ran Xandros
Linux, which is long gone. The problem was WPA2 wasn't supported. Q4OS had
no problem recognizing and using the WiFi chip.

With a 32-bit Pentium you'll need the Trinity DE. It's a descendant of KDE
so it has that look which I prefer.