Yesterday I tried to install Fedora on a small laptop (133mhz, 32 mb ram, 1,5 gb harddisk). As you all can see is that this machine doesn't have power or space to run Fedora. I was wondering if anyone knows how to make Fedora smaller and less hardwareconsuming? And also with a desktop.
Are you trying to use the full capability of Fedora (X-Window System, GNOME, and graphical applications) or will you be happy with your system running in text mode? That machine is not likely to be useful running a default Fedora install, since Fedora's default resources are designed for a more modern system. You *could* make it work by installing Fedora, then switching window managers to something lighter (Xfce, blackbox, icewm...) and making some other changes. But it's a fairly tough task for a beginner if you "just want it to work." If, on the other hand, you want to learn as much as possible, then go ahead.
Is there any way you can add RAM to that machine, even temporarily? If you can increase the RAM to 64MB just for the install, then Anaconda (the installer program) will run well. Once the machine is installed, you can remove the additional RAM and work with that. But the installer does require 64MB.
If you cannot increase memory, then may I suggest you look at the RULE Project? This is to "Run Up-to-date Linux Everywhere":
http://www.rule-project.org
Cheers,
-- Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
