[Simpad-general] FYI - Debian in 32MB?

[Peter P. <Pet...@em...>]

Hi,

someone has to be the first to post something. ;)

-Peter

Embedding Debian GNU/Linux in a 32 MB CompactFlash. Bao C. Ha
 [20]describes the techniques he used to reduce a Debian installation
 to less than 32 MB. Bao started with debootstrap which created a
 121 MB bootable Debian filesystem with VPN/firewall/router
 functionality. By removing documentation and compressing the root
 filesystem using the cloop kernel module, he was able to reduce the
 size to 27.6 MB. The resulting [21]image is designed for the
 [22]OpenBrick, a small hardware platform optimized for Open
 Source/Free Software solutions. However, the video card requires a
 non-free binary only XFree86 release.

  20. http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4540125636.html
  21. http://people.debian.org/~bao/
  22. http://www.openbrick.org/