[wplug] Barebones Linux
Henry Umansky
hmust2+ at pitt.edu
Tue Dec 2 12:57:33 EST 2003
Check out Linux From Scratch (http://www.lfs.org). You will either need a
cd-rom drive or some other bootable media that has an existing Linux system
that has gcc and some filesystem partitioning software.
-Henry
--On Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:42 PM -0500 "Weber, Larry A"
<laweber at switch.com> wrote:r
> I need a distro of Linux that will run on an old 486 laptop (500 Meg HD,
> no CD). Command line only. The only apps I really need are gcc, gdb,
> Perl, and vi. Ruby would be nice. An ethernet port (pcmcia) is possible
> but not desirable. I used ZipSlack awhile ago in a similar situation but
> it did not come with gcc. With only a floppy drive (I could add a
> zipdrive), adding more apps will be difficult.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -laweber
>
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Henry Umansky
University of Pittsburgh
Computing Services and Systems Development
hmust2 [at] pitt [dot] edu
(412) 624 -4357
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