Linux on a flash drive

[Alvar Liddell]

Is there any distribution of Linux (small) which will run on a 1gig
USB flashdrive? And leave some space over.....
Thanks

 

[Craig]

Is there any distribution of Linux (small) which will run on a 1gig
USB flashdrive? And leave some space over.....
Thanks

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

I'm sure there are plenty others but, the focus of these developers is
pretty darned narrow: Keep it small!

hth,
-Craig

 

[prospero33]

Puppy Linux at www.puppylinux.org is way ahead of any others. It's fast
and reliable, a joy to use.

 

[RobbH]

Is there any distribution of Linux (small) which will run on a 1gig
USB flashdrive? And leave some space over.....
Thanks

One possibility is Puppy Linux, by Barry Kauler. There's a good (but by no
means unbiased) comparison of Puppy with other minimal distributions on the
FAQ page:

http://www.puppyos.com/faq.htm

Scroll down about 1/3 of the page, or search for "Which small distro is
better?"

 

[3c273]

DSL (Damn Small Linux). http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Louis

 

[Ben Dover]

DSL (Damn Small Linux). http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Louis

Second that!

 

[Raincoater]

Is there any distribution of Linux (small) which will run on a 1gig
USB flashdrive? And leave some space over.....
Thanks

Here is a link to a special version of Kanotix designed for use on a flash
drive. Kanotix is a 'fork' of Knoppix and is very well implemented. It
weighs in at 245 megs, so it may be larger than you want, but it is quite
nice. And it is very easy to install to the flash drive.

http://www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~bading/cpx-mini/

 

[jack]

Is there any distribution of Linux (small) which will run on a 1gig
USB flashdrive? And leave some space over.....
Thanks

see slax

http://www.slax.org/


jack