Difference between revisions of "Kraken"

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Live cd, built from scratch for optimal size and speed (ricer mentality I know, but here it counts)
 
Live cd, built from scratch for optimal size and speed (ricer mentality I know, but here it counts)
 
All in all, it's running reasonable with no X server, but for all the extra fun enhancements, it looks like X needs to be loaded somehow
 
All in all, it's running reasonable with no X server, but for all the extra fun enhancements, it looks like X needs to be loaded somehow
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Feel free to add in stuff you'd like to see in a ultra-tiny but still capable live cd.
  
 
=Features=
 
=Features=
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==wine==
 
==wine==
 
* maybe in a later version as it's dependent on X
 
* maybe in a later version as it's dependent on X
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==window manager==
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* something small and quick
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** fluxbox?
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** joe's wm
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** anything else?
 
==misc tools==
 
==misc tools==
 
* installed
 
* installed
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** tcpdump
 
** tcpdump
 
** ngrep
 
** ngrep
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** ntfs-3g
  
 
=Current Sizes=
 
=Current Sizes=

Revision as of 20:35, 12 March 2007

Live cd, built from scratch for optimal size and speed (ricer mentality I know, but here it counts) All in all, it's running reasonable with no X server, but for all the extra fun enhancements, it looks like X needs to be loaded somehow Feel free to add in stuff you'd like to see in a ultra-tiny but still capable live cd.

Features

kernel

  • 2.6.17-om1
    • builds
    • rumored unstable
    • userland tools don't work
  • 2.4.27-om1
    • already compiled, meaning not as small as it could be
    • ancient
    • userland tools work

busybox

  • used for majority of tools
  • build by hand
  • has almost everything needed

dropbear

  • for ssh and friends
  • currently a static multicall binary
  • dependent on uclibc, glibc is already present due to busybox

links

  • using version 2 for fb graphics
  • blue screens (literally) on exit

qemu

  • not fully tested
  • not friendly with vga=791
  • no kqemu for either kernel yet

wine

  • maybe in a later version as it's dependent on X

window manager

  • something small and quick
    • fluxbox?
    • joe's wm
    • anything else?

misc tools

  • installed
    • nc thanks to busybox
  • to be installed
    • nmap
    • scanrand
    • tcpdump
    • ngrep
    • ntfs-3g

Current Sizes

Kernel(2.6): 1.5MB Initramfs: 6.5MB Memory: 24MB