[lug] lightweight linux distributions

[cool at eklektix.com]

Yes, I've heard some good reports from Peanut recently.

Liz

On Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 11:44:35AM -0500, Jarosko, Bill wrote:
> You could also try peanut at http://www.ibiblio.org/peanut/ .
> They claim 148 Megs installed, with a 48MB download.
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cool at eklektix.com [mailto:cool at eklektix.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 10:35 AM
> > To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > Subject: Re: [lug] lightweight linux distributions
> > 
> > 
> > You might want to take a look at Tiny Linux:
> > 
> >     http://tiny.seul.org/en/
> > 
> > I haven't used it personally, so I can't endorse it, but the
> > goals of the project are to have a Linux that runs well on just
> > the kind of hardware you are using.
> > 
> > Good luck!
> > 
> > Liz Coolbaugh (for the LWN team)
> > cool at lwn.net
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 10:19:23AM -0600, Atkinson, Chip wrote:
> > > Greetings,
> > > 
> > > I've been trying to install KRUD on an old 486 with a 240M  disk.
> > > Unfortunately I'm having a bit of trouble paring it down 
> > enough to get it
> > > installed.  I did get RH 5.0 on it once and am now trying 
> > to upgrade.  My
> > > idea was to select another smaller distribution, but upon 
> > looking at those
> > > available, there are so many that I don't know where to 
> > begin.  Does anyone
> > > have a preferred small linux distribution?
> > > 
> > > I want to use the machine to dial out over modem on one 
> > side and forward
> > > traffic to a lan.  I know about the linux router project.  
> > Does anyone have
> > > any opinions about this distribution?  Am I better off 
> > spending the time
> > > with KRUD and iterating through until I get it right, or is 
> > it better to
> > > spend the time up front to get a smaller distribution (e.g. 
> > LRP) going?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > > 
> > > Chip 
> > > 
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