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>I am looking to install linux on a 486 to use as a router/firewall and
>perhaps a DNS caching server. The challenge is that my 486 does not have a
>cdrom drive. Can I create a floppy to do this install with these services
>on it? How? If I am not mistaken I can go into the kernel configuration to
>build a new kernel ( xconfig) but save it to floppy. Is that correct and
>how big would this be?
>Matt
No, you can't install Linux from floppy. It takes lots of floppies. Too
many floppies.
Borrow a CDROM drive and put it in the machine temporarily.
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