Re: [Plug] Small Linux distros

[John Nolan <jpnolan@Op.Net>]

> > 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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