If you are looking for a some what complete list of No-install-needed Don't-touch-the-hard-drive Run-off-of-floppy or Run-off-of-CDROM Linux Distributions, you might want to look here: http://lwn.net/Distributions/
The page is reorganizing, so it's a little confusing now. The floppy based stuff starts around 150, and the CDROMs are after that. There are a few others scattered around the page (see Special Purpose and Secured Distributions). And there are even zip drives based distros. I have tried several of the floppy, and almost all of the CDROM distros. If you have questions, feel free to ask. The previous message lists my personal favorites. -Bruce Kives PS: Sorry I missed the February meeting, but at the last minute I had to work. Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John B., could you add a section to the links page with small/emergency-disk projects like this? I think that would be helpful. Regards, Dustin At 02:44 AM 2/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: >John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Cool! Sounds like you are having fun! > > > >Thanks for the kudos. I've been making too many copies of tomsrtbt disk > >myself. :) So, I'll stop making copies, I think we have enough. > > > >But, there are _many_ different floppy disk based Linux distributions and > >projects that we could make copies and share. For instance, > >http://www.linuxrouter.org. I started looking at the LRP docs last night > >but > >can't figure out how to actually make the floppies. Anybody got any >ideas? > >................ >Sorry it took so long to reply, but I'm just getting down to your email. > >Yes. The best (and easiest) way to make LRP is to download one of the >"idiot-images" and rawrite in windows, or dd in Linux, it to the floppy. You >can then boot off of it, add modules and customize it as nessary. A better >sugestion would be to use CoyoteLinux (www.cocotelinux.com) which is LRP with >a windows and Linux installer, and some firewall rules built in. Or you can >use FrazierWall (www.frazierwall.com), which is Coyote with a built-in web >server and better firewall rules. > >The top three floppy distributions have to be TomsRtBt, LRP (and it's forks), >and Trinux (trinux.sourceforge.net). Trinux is a networking diagnostic and >secutity toolkit. It amazing what they can put on two or three floppies. > >As far as CD distros go, it sounds like you guys have already found Demo >Linux. But you need to check LNX-BBC (www.lnx-bbc.org). It's a fork from the >original LinuxCare-BBC. LNX is cross between TomsRtBt and Trinux with a bunch >of other stuff (like X-windows with a Mozilla browser) thrown in. It is very >stripped down (fits on a 50 MByte Business Card CD). Easy to get around in. >Makes a great recovery disk. Lots of Network tools. Drivers installed for >almost everything, except sound and USB. I have modified it and turned it into >my own personal Linux distribution. I'll bring a couple of copies if I make it >to the next meeting. > >After reading the BRLUG mail, I can't wait to meet everyone in person. BRLUG >sounds like a great group. > >-Bruce Kives, HP > >____________________________________________________________________ >Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 >================================================ >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change >your subscription information. >================================================ --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Contractor http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear PGP Key for [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.us.pgp.net In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
