[Wylug-help] Small server distro

[RichardA]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:20:55 +0100, Dave Brotherstone <davegb at pobox.com>
wrote:
> This is not a plea to start a flame war :)
>
> I'm looking for a decent distro that has a small footprint, installs
> easily, and is flexible.  I am going to a (very) remote site, and need
> to set a machine up such that I can access their network, but it's
> likely that the machine I'm provided with will be "light" on
> resources.
>
> I like gentoo, but i won't have time to install it (although a stage 3
> install is a possibility, for gentoo fans).   Redhat seems to leave a
> 1gb footprint these days, but perhaps someone knows a RH based distro
> or something that fits the bill.
>
> Firewall based distros are basically out, because I need more
> flexibility in terms of development tools.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave.

Redhat needs 1GB?!

I know it doesn't have a 'leet' image, but the absolute minimum Mandrake
install is about 60MB. Good hardware detection, too.

Not, as you say, to start a flame war.

Richard