"MEPIS Linux is a desktop Linux system that is also easy to configure as a dedicated server. It is designed for both personal and business purposes. It includes cutting-edge features such as a live/installation/recovery CD, automatic hardware configuration, NTFS partition resizing, ACPI power management, WiFi support, anti-aliased TrueType fonts, a personal firewall, KDE, and much more." - Distrowatch.com

Intel Pentium III or newer Celeron, Xeon, AMD Athlon or AMD64 processor or better
A bootable CDROM drive
4GB hard drive
256MB RAM