Is Puppy the only Linux OS that loads into RAM? [SOLVED]

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Is Puppy the only Linux OS that loads into RAM? [SOLVED]

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Is Puppy the only Linux OS that loads exclusively into RAM?

If not, what are some of the other distros?

Thank you in advance. :)
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Slax and slitaz are 2 that come to mind....for the former the toram boot parameter does the trick.

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Probably started with "Damn Small Linux".

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#5 Post by Deacon »

rjbrewer wrote:Probably started with "Damn Small Linux".
Knoppix loads into RAM, doesn't it?

I know one of the people who did DSL ended up creating Tiny Core too.

But Puppy is, to my knowledge, the only one with up to date apps.

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Porteus also....
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antiX too. (though not exclusively)

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mikeb wrote:Slax and slitaz are 2 that come to mind....for the former the toram boot parameter does the trick.

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Re: Is Puppy the only Linux OS that loads into RAM?

#9 Post by ezeze5000 »

Sky Aisling wrote:Is Puppy the only Linux OS that loads exclusively into RAM?

If not, what are some of the other distros?

Thank you in advance. :)
I used to play around with a distro called

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Hi all,

Actually, any distro which offers a live install image such as that found on a live CD loads into RAM... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD

As far as I know, the first distro to offer this feature was Knoppix which is still popular and in use today. I first tried it some nine years ago and was very impressed. I would have used it regularly except it did not have a driver for my printer (at that time).

Believe it or not, Debian also offers a Live CD found right here. So, it turns out that a live CD is not necessarily indicative of a small, minimalist distro.

That said, a live install image can also be put on a usb drive or other portable media: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_USB

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#11 Post by Sky Aisling »

Thank you! I learned a lot, hope others did too! :)

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