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I need a small Linux distro that can be embedded in a Windows host, like DSL.
"Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows)"
If you visit the DSL site there is a problem. The latest stable version is 4.4.10 dated 2008.
There is a release candidate, but I need a bug free distro. Also, the DSL forum has many posts
for Viagra!
Electronics was a hobby that became my profession. I've been building my own Desktops for
several decades. I've use a few Linux boot apps, but now I'm trying to resolve a difficult problem.
Are there similar distros to DSL, that are frequently updated?
Slitaz is mostly the one bootable tools use. I'd say puppy linux would be another choice or one good one might be Arch linux, but then again probably not for 'newbie' best choice.
It's able to do this because it uses something called a 'save-file'; a compressed, special file that contains an entire Linux file-system within it.
Normally, Linux would not run on top of the Windows NTFS file system. Puppy is able to, because it runs entirely within the afore-mentioned 'save-file', which contains the ext2/3/4 file system required for Puppy to run correctly.
There is even a special installer that exists for this purpose, called LICK.
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