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I'm looking for a Linux distro that will fit to a 4GB flash disk (I'm not fussy). On boot up I need it to completely ignore GNOME/KDE etc and load straight into the shell. I will also need to compile some of my own tools into it at a later date. Is this possible?
I did try using a new version of ubuntu, then manually changing the run levels in /etc/inittab (which didn't seem to work or exist).
Thanks,
I tested netinstall in a VM and I can now see the installation options. My question now is can I install it to the USB drive so that it boots straight into the CLI (Rather than having to manually select "execute a shell")? Thanks again
Unetbootin will install the live iso and make it bootable on flashdrive. You have a choice of using Debian Squeeze, Sid, Sidux repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list. 2.6.35-3 Liquorix kernels available after apt-get update after install. I installed 2.6.35-3 Liquorix and then I un-installed the 2.6.32-1 Mepis kernel.and made my Antix install all Debian Sidux on my Asus EEEPC 701 SD.
the debian netinstall is a hard drive install so may not be best choice for usb distro
a usb distro needs to be:
persistent features
can boot to ram
can be used as rescue
also its read-only when not using persistence and so can be used for many things
most are also remasterable in some way
so you add/remove what you want and make it yours custom
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