[TriLUG] best flash-based linux?

Robert Dale robdale at gmail.com
Fri Aug 29 10:38:24 EDT 2008


Sounds like you have the resources to run just about anything you
want.  LiveCDs would be a good fit, but you could run any regular
distribution and make some minor optimizations.  That would give you
the most freedom until you figure out exactly what you need.

-- 
Robert Dale

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> My boxes also have a ram slots instead of soldered on-board RAM so I could
> run R/W Linux with /tmp going to the ram disk.
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd prefer RO, but it's not critical.  I have a 1 gig drive so there
>> *should* be plenty of room.  The smaller the better though I really don't
>> care if I have to run a big flash drive.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Robert Dale <robdale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > What's the best PC compatible flash-based, small linux these days?  I
>>> just
>>> > want to boot up to a regular Linux prompt.  My single board computers
>>> have
>>> > VGA out as well as USB inputs.   Suggestions?
>>>
>>> How much flash?  Does it need to be rw, or ro?
>>>
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