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Old 02-20-2008, 09:45 PM
Mike
 
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Default Re: Damn Small Slackware?

Apr 22: Responding to Guy Macon...

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> Mike wrote:
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>> Does anybody know if there is a similar project to Damn
>> Small Linux, but Slackware based? I'm thinking about the
>> "run everything in ram" thing here and the reduction in
>> required HDD space etc. (Yeah, guess what I've been playing
>> with?

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> In addition to the good suggestions others have made,
> there exists an even smaller Slackware-based distribution
> for those who consider Damn Small Linux to be bloatware;
> BasicLinux. It has two versions:
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> Minimum RAM version minimum requirements:
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> 386 CPU
> 4Mb RAM
> 16MB HDD
> NO Floppy required.
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[SNIP]

Looks fun, but maybe a little TOO small for me. I like the
idea of a customisable live-cd that can be handed to someone
as a "Try that!" thing. CDROMs are WAAAAAY more impressive
than floppies.

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