Re: [Xen-users] Simplest OS possible?

["Javier Guerra" <javier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Busybox plus kernel usually goes around 5Meg or less



On 2/16/08, Sadique Puthen <sputhenp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John Krautheim wrote:
> > What is the simplest OS I can install in Xen, preferably Linux based,
> > and don't tell me MS-DOS :). I have installed a minimal version of
> > Fedora, but I want something that is even less cluttered.
> >
> > I have looked at Minix, but it is not fully supported. I need
> > something small, lightweight (doesn't have to be multi-threaded or
> > anything), that will run small C and Assembler programs that I can use
> > to rum some tests.
>
> The smallest (in disk size) installation of guest OS I have done so far
> is a debian guest using debbootstrap which I think is around 80MB in size.
>
> --Sadique
>
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > John Krautheim, CISSP, PMP
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Javier

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