Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server w/ no options is 535mb out of the box! I suppose thats close enough. Size isn't a huge concern -- I just didnt want a standard 4gb install. Arch looks interesting -- I downloaded it but am out of CD-r's.
Stan On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Forest Bond <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:37:26AM -0400, 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. > > I tend to be of the opinion that you should use your preferred distribution > and > just remove things if you want it smaller. After all, most distributions > can > get down under 500MB, but you have to live with the tools, infrastructure, > and > release schedule that your distribution provides. > > I've run many sub-500MB Ubuntu installs. Don't use the desktop installer. > Install a CLI system and take it from there. > > -Forest > -- > Forest Bond > http://www.alittletooquiet.net > http://www.pytagsfs.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFJzvVBRO4fQQdv5AwRAgjPAKDHlHLpac6UPobphForoHo9rXt6eACfXqa8 > AV4F/Q/+eb/C/RkQkqTDGXM= > =06pQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
