First off, I suppose I should introduce myself - I've been lurking on this
list for a little while, after meeting a VAGUE member at a laundromat a
couple of months ago. I do IT at VPR, and I'm dedicated Linux user at home
(currently running Arch and Debian). Hopefully, I'll make to some of the
meetings.
When it comes to building lightweight, headless Linux installs, I always
like Debian. I suppose some people consider it bloated, but the base
install is quite small. My home server is running Debian Lenny stable, and
it's currently using up 680MB, with a lot of packages installed. As a sshfs
to samba bridge, security and stability are probably top priorities, and
Debian's pretty good there (if you overlook the SSH/SSL vulnerability from
last year). I'm not sure if there are any good light Debian VMWare images
out there, but it's a pretty quick install with the netinst ISO. Puppy
Linux is very fast and light, but that comes at the expense of security -
it only runs in single user mode.
Asa Sourdiffe
On Mar 28, 2009, at 11:37 AM, Stanley Brinkerhoff wrote:
Any suggestions on a low-footprint Linux distribution that will allow me
to basically use it to act as an SSHFS (under fuse) to Samba bridge?
Bonus points for every MB under 500mb it takes up. Super bonus points if
it comes as a VMWare image.
Stan
I hear nothing but good things about Puppy Linux as a general lightweight
distro. And the ISO weighs in at 100MB.
http://www.puppylinux.org/
PeteC
