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 > <[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) > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > =====
