Linux on a Floppy: Intro to Mini Linux Distros

GonzoJohn writes: "If you've ever been stuck on the freeway with a flat tire and no jack, you know what it's like to have a Linux system crash and not have a boot disk. And although nearly every Linux distribution company asks you make a boot/recovery floppy when you install Linux for the first time, many users skip this important step. Out of the boot/recovery disk concept was born the Mini-Linux distribution." Read this article on Linux Orbit, with a brief intro to some of the mini-distros available.

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I used trinux

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for almost everything. It is designed as a security testing tool, but I found its "download and install into ram" abilities so useful I had it set up to ghost machines, repair stuff, set up an emergency mail server...

As well as stress test the IDS we were writing. Brilliant.