8.4. Installing Linux on Older Hardware
Lightweight Linux, Part 1:
Hardware is only as old as the software it runs: a modern operating system and
up-to-date applications return an older system to productivity. This article
provides best practices and step-by-step guidance on how to build a working
Linux system on older hardware or on modern hardware with limited memory and
storage.
Purging of uneeded Locales:
localepurge
for Debian is just a simple script to recover disk space wasted for unneeded
locale files and localized man pages. Depending on your installation, it
is possible to save some 20, 30, or even more megabytes of disk space
usually dedicated for locales you'll probably never have any usage for.