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Questions tagged [small-distribution]

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What is the smallest possible Linux implementation?

What are the bare minimum components for a Linux OS to be functional, and that I can use as a base to expand and improve as I learn Linux and my understanding and needs grow?
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How to strip a Linux system?

I've been building a Linux distro, and I've stripped the binaries, etc. The system won't use GCC or development tools, as it will be a Chrome kiosk, so it would greatly help if I could strip down the system... I was wondering, is there a way that I…
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What is the smallest Linux distribution by installation size?

I'm trying to run some experiments with Linux and look for the smallest distribution by installation size. (RAM, CPU doesn't really matter)
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Looking for tools to build minimal linux desktop

Increasingly I am dissatisfied by the fact, that configuring my linux desktop usually means removing bloat instead of adding and tweaking features. I have come to the conclusion that I would rather begin with something very minimal and then add…
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Which *nix distro is most lightweight for running virtual machines?

EDIT: This question was expanded to include other Unix-like distros such as Hurd and BSD. Before anyone wonders, I did read related questions and answers; I think I have a sufficiently unique question to give it its own page. I'm considering using…
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Linux for low-end hardware and internet browsing

I'm going to host an event where we have ~15 computers with low-end hardware. I think the computers got 256 MBs of RAM, 5 GB of storage and a 300 MHz Intel CPU. We've been running DSL on the machines, but since we are only going to use them to…
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Need small distro without a desktop or windows manager, just to run a single graphical app

I need a small distro, that is stable. I don't need a full X server or window manager, I only need it to run one single application with a basic UI that consists of a viewport. I would like for the distro to be as small as possible. 700 mb or less…
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Small Linux distro with Ruby

I have been using Puppy Linux for basic Linux needs, however now I would prefer one that has Ruby included, so that it does not have to be downloaded. I would prefer a small distro that can run from a CD, smaller size preferred to decrease boot…
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Very basic Linux for educational purposes

I want to play with Linux to better understand how it works. Thus, I am looking for a very basic and small Linux to play with. I tried small Linux distributions (which copy themselves to RAM), but they have their own structure (like Live CD).…
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Dedicated-purpose, single application linux boxes

I'm designing an app that will be deployed/installed to a linux machine (perhaps Archlinux, but could be any distro and in fact I would actually prefer something lightweight and inside the Debian family if at all possible). This machine will not be…
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OpenBSD - Reduce the Base Install Size for Smaller Systems

I recently tried to install OpenBSD to my Soekris net4526, but the 64MB onboard storage is too small. Is there any way to make OpenBSD smaller, because even the smallest configuration (bsd and baseXX.tgz only) doesn't fit.I tried with OpenBSD 3.9.…
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9 Mb Slackware distro - possible?

Is it possible for a slackware distro to be 9 Mb in size, have /bin /dev /var /proc /sys directories completely empty, and have only following content in the rest of the…
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looking for light weight Linux for a old 104 pc

I am looking for a light weight Linux for a PC that runs at 200 Mhz with 256 Megs of RAM. I was thinking maybe Lubuntu, as the system requirements state it needs at least a Pentium 2 generation with 128 Megs of RAM. The GUI is not all that important…
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What is a free, small Unix/Linux OS?

I have a spare machine with an 80GB HDD and 512 MB RAM. I want to try a Linux distro that's very small (and free too). What should I try?
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Looking for a distro with GUI fit for Windows 98 PCs

I have a Windows 98 computer that we still use (the hardware works just fine, but Windows is becoming a bit flaky and I'd rather go problem hunting and solving with Linux rather than Win98). I'm looking for a very lightweight distribution (with a…
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