[Novalug] Recommend a bacteria-sized server OS?

[John Franklin]

Your question has the answer in it!  If you're looking for a Bacteria Sized Distribution, it's hard to beat BSD.  BSD distros are quite tiny and thus popular for embedded system work.  As long as Linux proper isn't a requirement. 

jf

On Apr 20, 2012, at 7:51 AM, John Atkeson wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I would like to create a handful of Linux virtual machines to do
> network experiments within one real computer.
> 
> Even one VM is pretty resource-hungry, so the ideal guest OS would be
> little more than a bash shell with these features:
> 
> GCC
> A persistent hard-drive install that mounts on boot (not stuck in live
> CD amnesia mode)
> Basic network support (could run Apache and friends if needed).
> Availability to install common standard packages such as Wget, SSH etc.
> Dinky RAM and HD footprint!
> (Bonus) already a VHD, no install needed.
> 
> I'm trying TinyCore linux and Damn Small Linux, but both are live CDs,
> and both have GUI issues that don't play well with VirtualBox.  I
> don't need a GUI.
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> Thanks,
> John
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