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Re: [Plug] Small Linux distros
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Great site!
adam wrote:
> Here.
> check out all the
> small linux's
> http://www.tux.org/pub/distributions/tinylinux/
>
> some of them fit on one floppy. Also in this dir is
> tinyX.
> Enjoy,
> Adam
>
> John Nolan wrote:
>
> > > > Anyway.. here is my question... would any of the popular
> > > > linux distributions fit on 80 megs? Or has anyone tried some smaller
> > >
> > > the 386. Below is a list of minimum system requirements needed to install
> > > and run Slackware.
> > >
> > > 386SX processor
> > > 4 megabytes of RAM
> > > 20 megabytes of hard disk space
> > > 5.25" floppy drive1
> > > Additional hardware may be needed if you want to run the X Window System
> > > at a usable speed or if you want network capabilities.
> >
> > 80 megs is not much, but it doesn't count as a "small distro", IMHO.
> > Of course, it all depends on what you mean by "small"
> > and what you mean by "distribution." :)
> >
> > Anyway, here are the Debian min. reqs. from
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-hardware-req.en.html#s2.3
> >
> > 2.3 Memory and Disk Space Requirements
> >
> > You must have at least 4MB of memory and 35MB of hard disk.
> > If you want to install a reasonable amount of software,
> > including the X Window System, and some development programs and
> > libraries, you'll need at least 300MB. For a more or less complete
> > installation, you'll need around 800MB. To install everything
> > available in Debian, you'll probably need around 2 GB.
> > Actually, installing everything doesn't even make sense,
> > since some packages conflict with others.
> >
> >
> > --
> > ##--------------------------------
> > ## John Nolan
> > ## jpnolan op net
> > ##--------------------------------
> >
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