Well.  If you are making a router box and want a really small install
size, then perhaps you should look at one of the floppy distros.

Go here:
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/

There are many good reasons to use a floppy distro for a router.  When
exposing a box to the internet; especially one that is going to be a
firewall; the less software that is installed, the better.

> On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 10:40, Mark Olliver wrote:
>> Yes, my mistake i did mean 256M
>>
>
> Well, you might be able to squeeze redhat down to that - I believe there
> was a "minimal install" option which claimed to be around
> that size. Personally I prefer a simpler distribution for
> appliances - my firewall is Slackware and even though I didn't pay too
> much attention to stripping it down it weighs in at 80M.
>
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