Re: free/commercial distribution for linux appliance

From: Dan Kegel (dank-news_at_kegel.com)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:13:05 GMT

    Vinay wrote:
    > I am trying to create a Linux appliance out of a system having a PIII
    > processor, 128 MB Flash drive and 128 MB RAM. The appliance will not
    > have a hardrive though. Apart from the base modules, the system needs
    > networking module in order to communicate through the serial ports. I
    > also plan to install PERL and/or Java and execute scripts on the
    > appliance. Which mini free/commercial distribution will be most
    > suitable for the above system? Also, where can I obtain documentation
    > to build such a system?

    I'd suggest http://ptxdist.sf.net

    It's free, tiny, and very good at cross-compiling.

    Not sure whether it has a Perl package, but I suspect
    you can just use Perl compiled for the PC, it'd just work.
    - Dan

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