Re: Distro for low-spec machine

I run debian on my router, and I have about 1GB of stuff installed on it.
To include compilers and the -devs needed to compile a custom kernel.
The kernel alone if 400MB-ish once compiled.

That's the kernel source tree. There is no need to compile the kernel on
the router.

You'd be hard pressed to make a router on only 40MB's of space. It
probably could be done, but you should be looking at distro's geared for
PDAs, not desktops.

It isn't that hard.
--
John Hasler
john@xxxxxxxxxx
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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