I like this idea as I may be able to get a modern Linux running on an old 486. BUT, I would like for it to be a separate download so we can still get the 50MB version with all the programs.how about a smaller DSL with a 'standard' uci that includes all the apps that were taken out?
Quote (humpty @ Mar. 28 2006,18:14)
how about a smaller DSL with a 'standard' uci that includes all the apps that were taken out?
That would be an idea!
Brian AwPhuchJust to back up the above and to clarify one point: I hope no-one would be upset by an `as much to uci as possible' system and perhaps this is the only way ahead if the ever increasing kernel size is to be coped with.....that's a matter I think that's much more important than any remastering issues (which people can do anyway if they want to).
Just on the earlier sym link point I was talking about *hard* links i.e. existing links on the base iso, not produced while live, which look to a target (say on /opt) whether its there or not. So up to you if you mount a (U)CI at that point ...I don't think links are necessary, if you just need them to easily run apps in a big UCI. As far as I can see, the only thing necessary would be an addition to .bash_profile, and shared /opt/something/bin,lib dirs inside the UCI. .bash_profile could check to see if those directories exist, and modify PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH if they are found.
Or those two directories could already be put in PATH and ld.so.confNext Page...
original here.