[aklug] Re: DSL too large

Quoting jonr@destar.net:

> Quoting Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us>:
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>> Hey, I have this side project going where I am installing Linux on a
>> virtual machine with 32 MB of RAM and 80 MB drive space. (Probably LFS,
>> I'm thinking. Never tried this sort of thing before, to be honest.)
>> Anyway, I guess I need a live OS to boot into so I can install the
>> permanent OS. I can boot up with DSL using "lowram" and "dsl 2" boot
>> options, but it takes 90% of the available RAM to mount the ramdisk.
>>
>> I was wondering if there was another Linux ISO I could boot into that is
>> more lightweight. I see lots of these ancient floppy Linuxs, but I am
>> afraid that the software is old, and I don't know how to create and boot
>> into floppy images.
>>
>> The alternative, I guess, would be to learn how to compile and assemble
>> the system, and then turn it into an image that could be booted into. I
>> don't know how to go about doing that, to be honest. :]
>>
>> Aside: I'm not trying to create a desktop Linux in my VM. If I end up
>> with a shell, a C compiler, and the ability to send packets through a
>> network interface, I'll feel like I accomplished something.
>>
>
> Have you looked at:
>
> ttylinux: http://www.minimalinux.org/ttylinux/
>
> or
>
> BusyBox: http://www.busybox.net/about.html
>
> Jon
Additionally, you can use the LFS live CD. LFS is worth doing =20
because it shows you how everything works together. The time spent =20
working with this was well worth it.

Mike B.

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Received on Sat Sep 4 10:49:55 2010