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Re: [RULE] Can I install Linux onto a 40Mb drive?
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Da Worm |
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Re: [RULE] Can I install Linux onto a 40Mb drive? |
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Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:23:22 -0500 |
I just joined the list myself. If things like LRP (Linux Router Project) can
fit on a 1.44M floppy, I'd guess you could get some or maybe all of that on a
40M drive, but I'll be darned if I know how. You might need a bigger machine
to build the images on.
Jeff.
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On 3/19/2003 at 12:10 PM Peter Edbrooke wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am new to this list, and have very little Linux experience.
>I have a computer with 64Mb Ram, but I only have a spare 40Mb hard
>drive.
>I wanted to use it as a gateway machine to the Internet, so I need to
>run a firewall (iptables preferably)
>And wanted to also play around with a VPN (FreeS/Wan) and maybe run a
>few servers on this machine.
>Is it possible to get Linux on such a small drive?
>It would be great to get Linux running using around about 5Mb with all
>these features, as I would like to do a lot more with the machine in the
>future.
>That doesn't sound possible to me, but I've been told it is, but I don't
>know where to begin.
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>Peter
>
>
>
>
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