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The smallest LINUX ever created

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viivaakash Original post #1
Dec 4, 2006 at 10:09 PM
Hi Chips n Bits

Can Anybody tell me the name of smallest LINUX live CD
And Please give me the link for that too
mediator
Dec 4, 2006 at 10:31 PM
Pocket Linux => from floppy
Damn small linux => from cd
The Outsider
Dec 4, 2006 at 11:58 PM
Puppy Linux --> *www.puppylinux.org

Damn Small is much more popular though.
vinutux
vinutux #4
Dec 5, 2006 at 12:14 AM
1. DSL or Damn small linux the best and no:1 small distro

2. puppy linux

3. slax

4. zenwalk

5. pocket linux
aditya.shevade
Dec 5, 2006 at 10:40 AM
Go for DSL, you can even install it if you want. It's easy on resources and it's only 50MBs and considering that, it comes in with quite a good lot of applications.

You can get it here, www.damnsmalllinux.org

Aditya
R
Dec 5, 2006 at 2:14 PM
The advantage of Puppy is that it's livecd can be used as a multi-session live cd. This means that you can work from the live cd and save documents etc. in that cd/dvd itself. It is very good. I have once such cd.
vignesh
vignesh #7
Dec 6, 2006 at 9:31 PM
DSL is the smallest.. I have also come across a custom linux distro which is 5Mb in size and runs a web server !
I
Jun 25, 2007 at 6:08 AM
ok you guys have it all wrong...
seriously the smallest COOL distro is Visopsys, an entire graphical os that can fit on a floppy...
um i think the link is visopsys.org
very cool and an excellent conversation starter!
:cool:
iluvvlinux