Knoppix uses the same base packages as Debian. It is subdistribution of Debian. Go on with Debian - really good choice.
Gregory On Wednesday 13 October 2004 18:38, Angelo Dalli wrote: > This is interesting. Has anyone tried to compare a minimal Debian install > with Knoppix?? > > Angelo Dalli > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Jason Viloria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],Malta Linux User Group - general > list <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:49:52 -0700 (PDT) > > >Hey, > > > >The minimal kernel+busybox is cool!!! but don't you think it is not > >enough for a server environment? > > > >Checked out a recent debian netinstall.iso this evening and got it down > >to 78Mb, anything below that i consider useless for a server > >environment really. If you don't mind throwing out perl + a bunch of > >sysadmin tools, i suppose it can even be less. > > > >regards > >jason > > > >--- Andrew Cilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm down to 9Mb using a minimal kernel and busybox. Having said that, > >> the only > >> drivers I have available are ethernet, usb and jffs2. Vi works > >> though!. > >> > >> On Tuesday 12 October 2004 18:13, James Attard wrote: > >> > Back in my Debian days, that's what I normally used to do - If I > >> > remember well, I managed to get as low as 25 MB. > >> > > >> > These days I don't really have time with tweaking linuces so I'm > >> > >> just > >> > >> > sticking with fedora for my day to day linux programming. > >> > > >> > Jamez. > >> > http://root-box.info > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Viloria > >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:57 PM > >> > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list > >> > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Low footprint Linux installation > >> > > >> > 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. 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