[wplug] Barebones Linux

[Matthew Danish]

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 12:42:28PM -0500, Weber, Larry A wrote:
> 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.

Boot Debian from the floppy drive and load the pcmcia drivers and
ethernet drivers, and install over the network, perhaps.  You could
probably arrange a way to fetch the packages from the zip drive too.

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