ttylinux
ttylinux is a small collection of very small GNU/Linux distributions; the smallest can fit in 8 MB of disk space. It contains software needed to log in to an ISP by ethernet, modem, or ISDN and surf the Web. The minimum hardware requirement for ttyliux-i486 is a 486SX with 24 MB of RAM and 16 MB hard drive space.
| Tags | Internet Software Distribution |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
Recent releases
- 04 May 2011 09:55
Release Notes: This release updates busybox to 1.18.4, the Linux kernel to 2.6.38.1, and also adds new ttylinux variants for BeagleBoard and WRTU54G-TM.
- 27 Feb 2011 08:51
Release Notes: This release fixes a few bugs with the GCC-based C development environment. There also are some improvements and bug fixes for package installation with the ttylinux pacman.
- 24 Jan 2011 03:39
Release Notes: This release adds a "ws" ttylinux variant for G3/G4 Macintosh, and for i686 and x86_64 PCs. It adds ALSA sound, a frame buffer for VESA, Intel, ATI, and Nvidia graphics interfaces, and a GCC-based C development environment. It all runs in a big 64 MB root file system RAM disk.
- 28 Dec 2010 09:11
Release Notes: udev module loading for modules with associated bus IDs was fixed. GPM was added for mice. Busybox was updated to the latest version. MIPS was added for the Malta CoreLV variant. New i486, i686, X86_64, ARM, MIPS, and PowerPC versions are available.
- 24 Nov 2010 15:48
Release Notes: Kernel modules, VESA frame buffer, UDEV, and the ncurses libraries were added. Busybox and ncurses were updated to their latest versions. New i486, i686, X86_64, ARM, and PowerPC versions are all available.
Recent comments
You need to add a minimal wireless
interface for those of us without
cat5 connections. Add wireless and
I would definitely be a convert.
Very slick. Thanks! I use this for a laptop that's ~10yrs old... that I use as a WYSE term.
Re: Rating
> Nobody wanting to rate this project of
> mine? ;-)
Your project is a great starting point for other projects. And it is realy fast... only a few seconds with cd-boot or from compact flash up to the login.
I like it :)
Re: Rating
> Nobody wanting to rate this project of
> mine? ;-)
I will as I use ttylinux as my _fastest_ boot GNU\linux on laptops and desktops. I do admit that I change it a little to be more UK ish than de.
Still an execellent mini-distro.
Do keep it going Pascal!
Rating
Nobody wanting to rate this project of mine? ;-)
djerome
26 Feb 2001 16:52
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