what are the min. packages to build a minimal CLI distro ?

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J.Bakshi · #1 Post by **J.Bakshi** » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:49

Dear list,

Could any one kindly suggest me the min. list of packages required to build a minimal puppy with busybox only ?
The very minimum distro which can run some commands only.
Thanks

rarsa · #2 Post by **rarsa** » Sun 28 Sep 2008, 17:04

I think that what you are talking about is not Puppy. Puppy is what it is including UI.

If you are referring to a "minimal Linux" then I recommend using the instructions on the project Linux from scratch (LSF) http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

or even Gentoo http://www.gentoo.org/

J.Bakshi · #3 Post by **J.Bakshi** » Mon 29 Sep 2008, 06:59

Thanks for your response. Maybe LFS is the project where I can get the idea.

amigo · #4 Post by **amigo** » Mon 29 Sep 2008, 08:49

I'd recommend you look at the rescue.dsk for an older version of slackware. It inlcudes nearly all the utilities included in busybox(at the time). It gives you a good idea of how to go about the project as it inlcudes a fairly normal init setup.
the rescue.dsk is a floppy image which you can mount with the loopback device so you can see what't in there. It's pretty unique among busybox mini-distros as it uses glibc instead of uClibc.
You can get it here:
ftp://ftp.slackware.at/slackware-11.0/rootdisks/

big_bass · #5 Post by **big_bass** » Mon 29 Sep 2008, 17:27

amigo wrote:I'd recommend you look at the rescue.dsk for an older version of slackware. It inlcudes nearly all the utilities included in busybox(at the time). It gives you a good idea of how to go about the project as it inlcudes a fairly normal init setup.
the rescue.dsk is a floppy image which you can mount with the loopback device so you can see what't in there. It's pretty unique among busybox mini-distros as it uses glibc instead of uClibc.
You can get it here:
ftp://ftp.slackware.at/slackware-11.0/rootdisks/

Hey amigo I always enjoy your minimal list approach to things

and your good advice

big_bass

KF6SNJ · #6 Post by **KF6SNJ** » Mon 29 Sep 2008, 18:22

has anyone looked at either onebone or picopup? those are both minimalistic cli puppy derivatives.

cb88 · #7 Post by **cb88** » Mon 29 Sep 2008, 19:16

i don't think they are quite standard unleashed puppy versions though are they?

John Doe · #8 Post by **John Doe** » Tue 30 Sep 2008, 06:38

cb88 wrote:i don't think they are quite standard unleashed puppy versions though are they?

if by "standard" you mean bigger as opposed to smaller, then 'no' they aren't standard.

Lobster · #9 Post by **Lobster** » Tue 30 Sep 2008, 07:06

picopup
http://puppylinux.org/wiki/archives/old ... picopupmpd

onebone
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/archives ... ve/onebone

Trobin · #10 Post by **Trobin** » Tue 30 Sep 2008, 14:09

Standard or not, I'd guess that pico pup is the closest to what is wanted.

cb88 · #11 Post by **cb88** » Tue 30 Sep 2008, 15:25

by standard i mean they can be built with unleashed that is all .... thereby retaining compatability with some official version

J.Bakshi · #12 Post by **J.Bakshi** » Mon 13 Oct 2008, 17:39

Thanks a lot for all the discussion, links and suggestion you have provided. May puppy one day become a must to have linux distro

wanderer · #13 Post by **wanderer** » Mon 13 Oct 2008, 18:52

did you look at the rampup iso
to see if it is of any use/interest to you

it is the absolute minimum
i could make it

just

isolinux
kernal
busybox
tinylogin
autologinroot
e3

and the minimum libs to run
busybox and tinylogin/autologinroot

scripts are also absolute minimum

it was made from puppy .097
i also made another one from puppy 2.17

please post if you read this message

thanks

wanderer

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what are the min. packages to build a minimal CLI distro ?

what are the min. packages to build a minimal CLI distro ?

is rampup iso of any use to you