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 <[email protected]> > 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. I also looked at LNX-BBC but it does not seem to install on a hard > >> drive. > >> > >> > >> ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ > >> Sent via the WebMail system at maltalinks.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- > >> [This E-mail was scanned for spam and viruses by NextGen.net.] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> MLUG-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > >-- > >Ramon Casha > >Malta Linux User Group (http://linux.org.mt) > >_______________________________________________ > >MLUG-list mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >--- > >[This E-mail was scanned for spam and viruses by NextGen.net.] > > ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ > Sent via the WebMail system at maltalinks.com > > > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for spam and viruses by NextGen.net.] > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list -- Ramon Casha Malta Linux User Group (http://linux.org.mt)
