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+ The Dao of Minimal Linux Live (02-Oct-2016)
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+ Author: Ivan Davidov
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+ Website: http://minimal.idzona.com
+ http://skamilinux.hu/minimal
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+ GitHub: http://github.com/ivandavidov/minimal
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+ Minimal Linux Live is a set of Linux shell scripts which automatically build minimalistic Live Linux OS with basic network support via DHCP. The generated operating system is based on Linux kernel, GNU C library and BusyBox. All necessary sources are automatically downloaded and all build operations are fully encapsulated in the shell scripts.
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build_minimal_linux_live.shand wait. If you have resolved all build dependencies, the whole process should take less than 30 minutes on a modern computer. If the build fails for some reason, most probably there are unresolved build dependencies. Several users reported that thebuild-essentialpackage resolves all unexpected build dependencies for Ubuntu. If you are using Linux Mint try to install the packageg++and if you still have troubles then try thebuild-essentialpackage. On Fedora you might need the static 'glibc' packageglibc-static. Please have in mind that the build dependencies can vary a lot depending on the Linux OS which you use and the software which you have already installed. ++ If you still have troubles then examine the failure message and google it. If you are unable to find solution, then you can ask more experienced Linux guru around you or as alternative you can submit an issue. +
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minimal_linux_live.isoin the same folder where you executed the scripts. You can burn the ISO image file on CD/DVD, install it on USB flash drive via Universal USB Installer, or run it directly via PC emulator like VirtualBox. The most recent version of Minimal Linux Live requires 256MB RAM, otherwise the boot process most probably will hang. +
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+ The generated ISO image file contains Linux kernel compiled with default options, GNU C library compiled with default options, BusyBox compiled with default options and quite simple initramfs. This means that you don't get Windows support out of the box, nor you get any fancy desktop environment. All you get is a simple shell console which supports all BusyBox applets and... well, that's all. This is why it's called "minimal".
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