Looking for Old Linux

[Takuhari]

I am looking for a primitive version of linux...
i dont want it to have gnome or anything... just the terminal and linux commands that installs on the harddrive...

i dont have a cd drive so i need to find the smallest version possible... any ideas?

[glotz]

Does it have to be Linux? What're you going to do with it?

[albinootje]

I am looking for a primitive version of linux...
i dont want it to have gnome or anything... just the terminal and linux commands that installs on the harddrive...

i dont have a cd drive so i need to find the smallest version possible... any ideas?

"Just a terminal" ? Is just a virtual console also OK ?
http://www.minimalinux.org/ttylinux/

Do you have usb-ports on it ?
Then you can check both Puppy Linux and DSL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy_Linux

[Takuhari]

It has usb 1.0 i think... so it should work...
I kinda want to have the terminal window installed>_<
now its totally blank i think it needs to be in boot disk form...

i have a usb zip drive... so maybe up to 100mb is ok

[|{urse]

It's not exactly old but the slax "frodo" edition has no gui. Just drivers and bash.

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/SLAX-Frodo-Edition-1958.shtml

You can also install whatever *.mo modules you'd like to use as with slax's other versions of course.

[Takuhari]

Awsome...

Ive been looking for a while^^

This seems like a good idea... ill give it a shot^^

[cariboo]

You could also give the Ubuntu Mini.iso (http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD) a try and just install the CLI.

Jim

[Iowan]

Depending on how primitive you want... Freesco (http://www.freesco.org/) is a single-floppy router that can be hard-drive installed, and has optional packages like Samba.