Hey, The minimal kernel+busybox is cool!!! but don't you think it is not enough for a server environment?
Checked out a recent debian netinstall.iso this evening and got it down to 78Mb, anything below that i consider useless for a server environment really. If you don't mind throwing out perl + a bunch of sysadmin tools, i suppose it can even be less. regards jason --- Andrew Cilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm down to 9Mb using a minimal kernel and busybox. Having said that, > the only > drivers I have available are ethernet, usb and jffs2. Vi works > though!. > > > On Tuesday 12 October 2004 18:13, James Attard wrote: > > Back in my Debian days, that's what I normally used to do - If I > > remember well, I managed to get as low as 25 MB. > > > > These days I don't really have time with tweaking linuces so I'm > just > > sticking with fedora for my day to day linux programming. > > > > Jamez. > > http://root-box.info > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Viloria > > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:57 PM > > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list > > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Low footprint Linux installation > > > > Hey, > > > > How about installing a barebones debian? When you reach the package > > installation, just don't install anything :) > > > > So you're left with kernel+ basic console tools. Am doing a test > > install right now just to see how small I can get it. Will let you > > know. > > > > regards > > jason > > > > --- Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mandrake can do a "really minimal" installation of about 64MB > > > excluding any x > > > server. Just deselect all packages during install and it will > prompt > > > you. > > > > > > On Tuesday 12 October 2004 13:21, Angelo Dalli wrote: > > > > Text only will be fine. All the Linux boxes will need to do is > to > > > > > > connect > > > > > > > to a Gigabit Ethernet network and run some common services such > as > > > > > > ssh, ftp > > > > > > > and Apache. It needs to have zlib support, and support for NTFS > and > > > > > > SAMBA. > > > > > > > It would also be good to have a c compiler (like gcc, etc.) but > > > > > > additional > > > > > > > applications can be compiled on some other development machine > and > > > > > > only > > > > > > > binaries installed. > > > > > > > > No X server is really required - it would be nice to have one > but > > > > > > not > > > > > > > really needed. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Angelo Dalli > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > > > From: Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Reply-To: Malta Linux User Group - general list > > > > > > <mlug-list@linux.org.mt> > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:05:36 +0200 > > > > > > > > >On Tuesday 12 October 2004 12:27, Angelo Dalli wrote: > > > > >> Hi all, > > > > >> > > > > >> I am looking into installing a very tiny Linux setup on a > couple > > > > > > of PCs > > > > > > > >> -- ideally not taking up more than 100Mb of space per > > > > > > installation. > > > > > > > >What software were you planning to use on these PCs? A graphic > > > > > environment? Text only? Servers? > > > > > > > > > >> I have looked at FeatherLinux and Knoppix - any other > > > > > > suggestions, tips, > > > > > > > >> hints? > > > > >> > > > > >> Cheers, > > > > >> > > > > >> Angelo Dalli > > > > >> > > > > >> p.s. 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