Gentoo is the best catch. If u can't wait for long, then go for knoppix/debian. I am debian on PII/32MB. On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:13:31 -0800, Ranjeet Shetye <ranjeet.shetye2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I use Gentoo when I want to learn things, and ArchLinux when I want > things to just run e.g. data server at home. > > Original poster should look into ArchLinux (www.archlinux.org). It is a very > minimalistic, binary-based Linux distro with a very good package manager > (pacman). Depending on the repository you tap into, you can also access > bleeding edge stuff. > > ArchLinux also has a very BSD like init system. I've never been a fan of > slackware cos it is too much work. If I am going to run slackware and manage > packages manually (swaret didn't quite cut it for me), I might as well > run BSD, and benefit from freebsd's ports system, use portsupgrade and also > depend on openbsd's pf. > > For a server Linux kernel, I use cko-sources with > /proc/sys/kernel/interactive set to 0. > > Hope that helps. > > > * Jason Opperisano (opie@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 17:38, R. DuFresne wrote: > > > redhat in my experience is one of the harder dists to par down to minimum > > > installs. Course, I'm a slackware bigot in the linux realm, YMMV. For a > > > minimum install on slackware one requires the a series and the n series at > > > least. Though one can go into each series and pick particular packages as > > > needed/required as well. Having only slight experience with debain and > > > suse, I can't speak for those dists at all. > > > > suse has a minimal install, which is nice. customizing a kernel in suse > > is not. > > > > the ultimate minimalistic install; IMHO, is gentoo. not for the > > impatient types though. > > > > -j > > > > -- > > "Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're > > prejudiced against all races." > > --The Simpsons > > > > > > -- > Ranjeet Shetye > Senior Software Engineer > Zultys Technologies > Ranjeet dot Shetye at Zultys dot com > http://www.zultys.com/ > > The views, opinions, and judgements expressed in this message are solely those of > the author. The message contents have not been reviewed or approved by Zultys. > > -- cheers Ashish
