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Re: [PLUG] Linux distribution for virtuous machines
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On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:17 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:17:03 -0400
> > From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>
> > Subject: [PLUG] Linux distribution for virtuous machines
>
> >
> > What is a good Linux distribution to use for building virtual
> > machines? I previously used DSL (damnsmalllinux.org), but I need a
> > 2.6 kernel and a more contemporary selection of packages. VM size is
> > important - both Debian Stable and Ubuntu server VMs are bigger than
> > DSL, but I don't need a graphical desktop - just character mode. Any
> > recommendations on distros I can use to get me a small character mode
> > VM with a 2.6 kernel?
>
> Have you tried doing a *minimal* Debian install? Unlike Red Hat, Debian
> understand what "minimal" means. The way I do it is when you get to the
> tool that selects packages (I forget which incarnation of which tool is
> used in the installer), just exit it. Very little is installed, not
> even SSH! From there I simply aptitude install whatever I need. That
> gives you all of the stability, and l33tness of Debian, along with it's,
> errr, timeliness <ducks>. IIRC a minimal Etch was < 300M.
[KSB] My minimal etch came to 387MB. Next step is to see what I can get rid of
Thanks to all for the comments.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
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