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Monkey Linux Monkey Linux a complete small ELF distribution with latest kernel on 5 diskettes. Monkey can run on this minimal HW: 386SX, 4MB RAM, 30MB on IDE HDD. Contain X Window for any SVGA videocard, support for network, support for 3C5x9, 3c59x, 3c900, NE2000/NE1000, WD80x3 ethernet cards, ATAPI/MITSUMI CD. MoviX MoviX is a tiny Linux CD distribution containing all the software to boot from a CD and play automatically every .avi file localized in the CD root. If you put a subtitles file in the same position with the same name then the subtitles will be automatically displayed. MoviX2 MoviX2 is a tiny Linux CD distribution containing all the software to boot from a CD and play automatically every multimedia file localized in the CD root. Supported formats are all formats supported by mplayer, most noticeably DivX but more in general any avi, mpeg, mp3, ogg/vorbis and a few others Mulimidix Mulimidix is a mini Linux distribution for building a PC-based set-top box and multimedia player system with digital TV, MP3, DivX, etc. support, using VDR, Freevo and other tools. It is currently optimized for i686. myOS myOS is a minimalistic OpenGL capable GNU/Linux based system without X. It is a bare bones Linux system, stripped of everything but the files necessary to compile and run OpenGL/C code. It has a simplified directory structure and a cleaned-up internal cross referencing. It starts up with only a single script. Netstation Linux NetStation is a linux distribution for diskless thin clients terminals using standard x86 hardware. It can boot from network, floppy or flash-disk and connect to an application server using VNC, RDP, XDM, SSH, Telnet or Citrix ICA. Netzen Xt Netzen Xt is a small Linux distribution to implement an X Terminal. It is very simple and fast booting, with just a minimal set of software. The distribution provides an X server, dropbear SSH daemon, and the net SNMP agent, based on libc and busybox. It runs without a hard disk; just a compact flash storage device is needed. ODDAS-Linux ODDAS-Linux a Linux distribution for control and data acquisition. This mini-distribution is being developed for the ODDAS project. OpenWrt OpenWrt is a Linux distribution for wireless routers. Instead of trying to cram every possible feature into one firmware, it provides only a minimal firmware with support for add-on packages. For users, this means the ability to custom-tune features, removing unwanted packages to make room for other packages. For developers, it means being able to focus on packages without having to test and release an entire firmware. PKlinux(mini) PKlinux(mini) is a very small linux distribution intended as a emergency repair disk and for new users who want to try linux/unix in general before putting it heavily on their systems. PlumpOS PlumpOS is an openMosix-node-on-a-cdrom. It was originally based off ClumpOS and continues to try to be an easy/small/powerful way of implementing openMosix nodes. PXES Linux Thin Client PXES Linux Thin Client is a micro Linux distribution allowing you to boot thin clients. Hardware not suitable for other uses like current desktop OS can be recycled and converted into a thin client. The configuration is made with an easy to use graphical tool which guide you through the required steps. Quirky Quirky is a Linux distribution and is in the "Puppy Linux family", also known as a "puplet". However, Quirky is not a mainline Puppy release -- it is a distinct distro in its own right. Repairlix Repairlix is a networked Linux distribution/bootable system intended to fit in 12MB of media - so small that an image can be burned onto a business-card-sized shaped CDROM, suitable for your wallet. It has a suite of utilities for doing system recovery. RIP Linux rescue system RIP Linux rescue system is a CD or floppy boot/rescue/backup system. ROCK Linux Postoffice The ROCK Linux Postoffice is a small distribution based on ROCK Linux. It runs on old IBM PS/2 PCs and can run as server (needs a harddisk) or client (single-floppy). RUNT RUNT is Slackware Linux designed to run off of a 128 MB or more USB pen drive. It consists of a boot floppy image and a zip file, similar to zipslack. It is intended to be a fairly complete Linux installation for use as a testing tool capable of booting on any x86 computer with a USB port and a bootable floppy drive. The kernel is slackware's bare.i kernel. RUNT also contains an initial ramdisk to load usb-storage related modules and it pauses for 5 seconds to allow the drive to initialize. Shard Linux Shard Linux is a minimal, no nonsense, lightweight Linux distribution, built upon Debian Netinstall Minimal. It uses the XFCE window manager. Shinux Shinux is a live system that will fit on a 64 Mb USB. simpleLinux A new wave of Linux Distro, simple, and small in size. From Slax, but it uses XFCE as the default window manager. Only boots 35 Seconds (On an Intel Pentium 3 500 MHz+!). slimlinux SlimLinux is a complete network operating system based on the linux kernel and other open software. It runs entirely off a floppy disk with built-in kernel support IDE/ATAPI devices (plan to add NIC BootROM and better FlashATA support). The first version was based on LRP, with patches from Joshua Jackson's port. In recent versions, development has forked vastly and is now based on the ECL core utilizing the linux 2.4 kernel. SlimLinux has a number of applications available to run via a variety of AppPacks (router/firewall, dhcp/dns/web server, vpn connector, dumb terminal). SliTaz GNU/Linux SliTaz GNU/Linux is a mini distribution and live CD designed to run speedily on hardware with 128 MB of RAM. SliTaz uses BusyBox, a recent Linux kernel and GNU software. SPBLinux SPBLinux is a modular mini distribution running completely in RAM, can be booted from USB, based on Busybox and Midnight Commander, optional with DirectFB and (since version 2.1) Mozilla; it is possible to create/modify own modules inside SPBLinux. stresslinux stresslinux is a minimal linux distribution running from a bootable cdrom or via PXE. stresslinux makes use of some utitlities available on the net like: stress, cpuburn, hddtemp, lm_sensors etc. stresslinux is dedicated to users who want to test their system(s) entirely on high load and monitoring the health. Swift Linux Swift Linux combines the superior software, hardware, and codec support of Linux Mint with a lightweight and user-friendly interface inspired by Puppy Linux and antiX Linux. TA-Linux TA-Linux is a free Linux distribution, that targets Linux power users. It's main goal is to have a small base installation that the end-user can expand to include the software he needs. The secondary goal is to support as many different architectures as possible. At this time i386, Alpha, PPC and MIPS are fully supported with Sparc and PA-RISC around the corner. ThinStation Thinstation is a thin client Linux distribution that makes a PC a full-featured thin client supporting all major connectivity protocols: Citrix ICA, No Machine NX, MS Windows terminal services (RDP), Tarantella, X, telnet, tn5250, VMS term and SSH. TINY Tiny Linux is a small Linux distribution designed especially for old recycled computers. Tiny Core Linux Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux desktop. It is based on the Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Jwm. The core runs entirely in RAM and boots very quickly. The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a nettop, an appliance, or server, selectable from the online repository. TinyFlux TinyFlux is a related project to PCFluxboxOS with an even lighter footprint. TinyLinux TinyLinux is a small Linux Distribution for i386 derived from SuSE 6.4. In the base version it just contains the things which are necessary to run Linux. Therefore the base package is rather small and requires approx. 7MB. The purpose of this Distribution is to have a small and clear system which can be used as starting point for further developments. Since this is a tiny Linux its use is not limited to desktop systems but is also suitable for embedded systems. Tor-ramdisk Tor-ramdisk is an i686 uClibc-based micro Linux distribution (3.1 MB) whose only purpose is to host a Tor server in an environment that maximizes security and privacy. Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. Security is enhanced by employing a monolithically compiled GRSEC/PAX patched kernel and hardened system tools. Privacy is enhanced by turning off logging at all levels so that even the Tor operator only has access to minimal information. Finally, since everything runs in ephemeral memory, no information survives a reboot, except for the Tor configuration file and the private RSA key which may be exported/imported by FTP. Trinux: A Linux Security Toolkit Trinux was a ramdisk-based Linux distribution that boots from a single floppy or CD-ROM, loads it packages from an HTTP/FTP server, a FAT/NTFS/ISO filesystem, or additional floppies. Trinux contains the latest versions of popular Open Source network security tools for port scanning, packet sniffing, vulnerability scanning, sniffer detection, packet construction, active/passive OS fingerprinting, network monitoring, session-hijacking, backup/recovery, computer forensics, intrusion detection, and more. Trinux also provides support for Perl, PHP, and Python scripting languages. Remote Trinux boxes can be managed securely with OpenSSH. The distro has been superceded by ubuntutrinux. TTY-Opener TTY-Opener is a distro with a text-based interface specifically for the I-Opener's 16 meg Sandisk. Based on the ttylinux distro, plus a Linux 2.4.x kernel and other goodies. TTY-Opener is designed to be a emergency backup OS to help you restore or change the main OS on your hacked I-Opener's hard drive. ttylinux ttylinux, a minimalistic GNU/Linux distribution. The distribution aims to fit into 4 megabytes of space and run even on 386 class computers, yet does provide a rather complete command line environment and is prepared for Internet dial-in. The target audience for ttylinux is mainly system administrators and people who want to put together minimalistic systems of their own. ubuntutrinux ubuntutrinux is the successor to Trinux. It seeks to integrate elements (and code, where appropriate) of Trinux with the Debian/Ubuntu mkinitramfs infrastructure to allow easy development and packaging Ubuntu binary (and ultimately package and repository) compatible ramdisk distributions using recent 2.6.x kernels. Ulric's Router Construction Kit Ulric's Router Construction Kit helps you create self-contained Linux installations on a single floppy, with space to spare. It is meant for router installations in labs or live environment, but also for boot/root/installation/rescue disks. VectorLinux VectorLinux is a small, fast, Linux operating system for Intel, AMD and x86 compatible systems, based on one of the original Linux distributions, Slackware. It only reguires 850 megs of disk space for a full install. Webfish Linux Webfish Linux is a small, stripped down Linux distribution based on GNU source packages. Webfish is built with the more expereinced user in mind and is aimed at small, fast, secure server and workstation systems with a minimum of installed packages. xPUD xPUD is a unique Linux distribution, consisting mainly of a web browser and a media player, with a simple user interface on top. It can turn your computer into a kiosk-like station by leveraging web technologies, making surfing and watching movies as easy as pie. Zenix Zenix is a Debian remix which is lightweight but not frugal. Zenix uses as little as 60MB of RAM but includes applications such as VLC, icecat, midori, audacious, bluefish, gedit, and xchat. Zenwalk Zenwalk is a lightweight linux distribution based on Slackware Linux. Zenwalk is focused on Internet applications and development tools. Zenwalk supports all Slackware packages. Zenwalk Linux aims to be focused on Internet application, multimedia and coding tools. It's a complete system : this means that, out of the box, you will be able to browse, mail, chat, listen to music, program in C, Perl, Python, Ruby,.. watch videos in various formats, write documents, print, scan, burn CD and DVD, connect your camera and edit your photographs, without adding anything. Read more ZipSlack ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux that can be installed onto any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of free space. It uses the UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the programs you will need. This means that you do not need to repartition your hard disk if you already have DOS or Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a directory on your DOS filesystem. It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip disk.
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