Re: [school-discuss] Smallest Linux Footprint

["sumCerro" <sedecerro@xxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kibler" <kibler@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [school-discuss] Smallest Linux Footprint


> It appears HP has neolinux 3 and 4 available for the unit.
> Have you tried one of them? They appear to be free downloads
> from HP support site.
>
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3638803&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=3638802&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4027
>
> Looks like other tools as well - i.e. thinmanager for linux.
>
>
> kibler wrote:
> > DSL is by far the best small version out there - 50mb in size.
> > Distrowatch.com is the best place to look for information
> > on small distributions. What some people do is use
> > SLACKWARE as it can be scaled  down very easily to
> > fit size or special needs - it is also the oldest still going
> > distribution. Zenwalk and SLAX are good examples of
> > releases based on slackware - check them out they might
> > have features you like.
> >
> > Bill.
> >
> > > cdmiller wrote:
> > >
> > > Stewart Ives wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello world,
> > > >
> > > > I've been working with someone who is currently using HP's E140 
> > > > thin/thick
> > > > desktops to provide a "Windows" desktop to users.  They want to switch 
> > > > over to
> > > > Linux and are looking for the smallest linux desktop they can configure 
> > > > on the
> > > > E-140's.
> > > >
> > > > I suggested they look at the Knoppix CD load as that is around 650MB in 
> > > > size
> > > > and they would be able to burn it into the 1GB ROM without any problem.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone else have any suggestions I might pass along.
> > > Damn small linux:
> > > http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
> > >
> > > - cameron