Re: [orca-list] Minimal Linux Version

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Even a mini Slint  weighs 2.1G. It speaks on the console but no X, so no orca.
Forget Slint for that, Jude.

Links:
https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/minislint/README.minislint
https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/minislint/packages_list

Cheers,
Didier


Le 17/12/2021 à 21:15, Jude DaShiell a écrit :
> It will make it unattractive to users in here, but what would use of xfce
> as default desktop or entirely removing the g.u.i. environment do to the
> size of the distribution in this form?  It may be when users want to go
> into that small a linux footprint, command line interface may be
> mandatory.
> A long time ago, zipslack was available and it could be installed on a
> series of floppy disks and used 100Mb of disk space once installed.  That
> probably got discontinued by now since its slackware version if memory
> serves the last time I had contact with it was something in the 9.0 10.0
> range.
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2021, Didier Spaier via orca-list wrote:
>
> > Yes, but would not fit in 250 mb at all.
> >
> > Didier
> >
> > Le 17/12/2021 ? 17:57, Jude DaShiell a ?crit :
> > > slint has a 32-bit version available.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2021, John G. Heim via orca-list wrote:
> > >
> > > > If it was me, I'd try a "manual" install of debian. Run through the steps to
> > > > install Debian by typing them in yourself. There a about eleventy gazillion
> > > > web pages out there on how to do this but the main steps are:
> > > > 1. Partition the drive
> > > > 2. Mount the root partition and run debootstrap on it
> > > > 3. chroot into the place you mounted the root partition
> > > > 4. Install a kernel
> > > > 5 Install/configure grub
> > > > 6. Create certain essential files like /etc/fstab, /etc/resolv.conf and
> > > > others.
> > > >
> > > > You'll have to google for more details. This will leave you with an absolutely
> > > > minimalist Debian install. It won't even have locate or finger. I am going to
> > > > WAG it at 200Mb. It *might* fit into 250Mb.
> > > >
> > > > On 12/16/21 21:52, K0LNY wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I'm working on an old computer for the Ham shack, and I found an iomega zip
> > > > > drive with a 250 mb disk.
> > > > > I was wondering if anyone knows of a minimal Linux, preferably Debian based,
> > > > > that would fit on that 250 zip drive, and I could install Speakup or Orca
> > > > > onto it.
> > > > > I was looking at Puppy Linux, but there are so many of those to choose from.
> > > > > I don't know if a server version would fit on 250 mb.
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > Glenn
> > > > >
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