Re: [Plug] Small Linux distros

[adam <adam@Looney.com>]

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.
>
>
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