Minimum Installation, with apps

Forum: HD Install
Topic: Minimum Installation, with apps
started by: adriandaz

Posted by adriandaz on June 25 2004,15:49

Hi, please can someone advise me on how I can install DSL with the minimum ammount of space posible, then install a few applications (OpenH323GK, OpenGNUGK and PWLib)

Last time I did something like this, it worked ok, but everytime I rebooted the settings went back to standard default settings (Didn't save settings like network info)

Please can someone help,

Would be very grateful,

Adrian,

Posted by adriandaz on June 26 2004,12:00

If possible, I would like this to run from a 128mb compact flash card :cool:

Posted by AwPhuch on June 27 2004,07:39

May I recommend a firewall app called
< SMOOTHWALL >,

It will use the same kind of hardware DSL will use but your box now becomes a dedicated firewall (I helped write the QoS kernel as well), plus the community there is incredible at helping with any problems you may have

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by adriandaz on June 28 2004,09:09

Hi, and thanks for your reply.

Will I be able to install apps etc... on it?

Damn, this box has to be in Spain for Friday

Posted by adriandaz on June 28 2004,11:14

Smoothwall doesn't do the things I want

Posted by AwPhuch on June 28 2004,16:01

Then check out < http://www.clarkconnect.com >

That one will let you do that

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by adriandaz on June 28 2004,19:56

Far more than I need, I just need a small flavour that will have SSH, FTP and allow me to install OpenH323GK, OpenGNUGK and PWLib - In the world of Linux, I don't think I am asking for too much?

Adrian.

Posted by laughing_gas on June 28 2004,22:43

You best read up on the remaster howtos. This way you will get exactly what you need. Building from DSL shouldn't be all that hard.

Posted by cbagger01 on June 29 2004,01:58

My advice to you is:

If the shoe doesn't fit, learn how to make your own shoes.

See this example for more details:

< http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Pocket-Linux-Guide/html/ >

Posted by adriandaz on June 29 2004,18:05

Bollox, just sticking a hard drive in it now...

Posted by adriandaz on July 01 2004,17:04

My boss installed Windows 2000 and the software on a hard drive in the end, I really need to find something that will boot off a flashcard, with the openh323, opengnugk and pwlib (needed for these two apps) also FTP and SSH access,

Just too hard

Adrian.