Linux on old laptop in two stages

[Tech Writer]

I've got an old Gateway Solo 2100 laptop with 150 MHz Pentium processor, 40MB RAM and 1.34 GB hard vdrive.  It's been sitting in the corner collecting dust, and still contains Windows-98.  Some of my son's friends have decided to learn Java this summer, so I was hoping I could install a "small" Linux on this, and let them use it as a test system.

 

A colleague suggested I install Ubuntu Linux, so I downloaded a kit and put it onto CD.  Here's my trouble...  This system can only hold a floppy or CD drive (not both at the same time).  With Windows, I had to install a "minimum" system using a bootable floppy.  Then, after powering down, and swapping the floppy for the CD drive, I installed Windows-98.  

 

I'm not sure how to do the equivalent steps in Linux.  Can someone either walk me through the steps, point me to on-line instructions. 

 

Thanks!

Peg
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