OK, I'm trying to install Slitaz on my old Win98 laptop (P-ii, 64 megs RAM), I got the "Windows and DOS users" SliTaz GNU/Linux 4.0 archive (51 Mb) - slitaz-4.0.zip file. In the install text file it says something about tazboot.exe , but in the directory mentioned there is no such file! There IS a tazboot.cmd - what am I supposed to do?
I want to know - does this version mean that I will NOT have to format the drive to a Linux filesystem? i.e. I can use the FAT16 or 32 or whatever it is that Win98 is, and use Linux from there? (I remember the old UMSDOS thing).
My main question is - can I indeed host websites on this thing if and when I DO get it running? I'm planning for a FIRST level domain, ie. something.com , will that be possible (I have a dynamic IP from my ISP)? Btw, I find that DynDNS isn't there any more, I was quite fond of that concept - are there any others like it?
Finally, Slitaz DOES offer LAMP right? Like, a relatively recent version of PHP and all? I also need some way to mail from the server (I'm really quite clueless about mail server configging, I'd like to be simple as possible), and an FTP server, obviously, since if I'm going to be setting up websites, I need a way to get the HTML ON to the machine....
By the way, I forgot to say - the laptop's DVD drive is bust, prolly the floppy drive too and I have no flppies anyway, and it does NOT boot from USB. I only managed to get that slitaz file onto it via a USB stick (thank God Win98 recognises that stick!). I *will* be able to install Slitaz, right? :) PLease don't break my heart, guys...... :) And the USB interface will be the net connection - that's possible, right? What do I have to do in Slitaz? (I'll be getting a USB-to-ethernet cable to connect the latop to my ISPs router).
Thanks for your replies guys, it's nice to be back on a hacker-type forum after a long time.... :)
Cheers.