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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).

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Can I install linux on this? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found this netbook(?) somewhere in old things and just wonder: can linux be installed on it?

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most likely yes, as many others have said. Of course you'll likely have to pick a very lightweight DE.

As a fallback there is always NetBSD.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

NetBSD will not work at all with Broadcom Wireless

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I mean if you're down to NetBSD as your pick you've probably already made some big concessions so plugging into Ethernet isn't a huge leap at that point.