Booting A Modern Linux Desktop In Just ~200MB

[ncopa]

Run all from tmpfs

Nice article!

I build Alpine Linux who will use the package manager to install the system from scratch into tmpfs ever reboot. It can also run from disk, like a traditional distro.

[squirrl]

Uses entirely too many resources, I prefer running NetBSD (with X11) on 8 megs of RAM. (not really, that sounds awful)

Or TinyCore

KDE did one thing right; they maintained a familar interface with the Start button.

Half the time with Window Managers I feel like a rat running a new maze because the scientists were bored with my test results.



But kudos to using Slackware as a base. It's better to have the Kitchen Sink instead of having to order it from the catelog.

[LinuxID10T]

Uses entirely too many resources, I prefer running NetBSD (with X11) on 8 megs of RAM. (not really, that sounds awful)

[duby229]

I'm sure it took an "ass load" of work to get it stripped down to that size. I don't even want to know about the dependancy hell he went through to get it that far.

[YAFU]

Oh yeah! KDE 4 can be a minimalist desktop too!

Thanks Tomas!

[sabriah]

Phoronix: Booting A Modern Linux Desktop In Just ~200MB
"some more steps need to be done before the real power off is issued, to ensure the boot device is cleanly unmounted"

What about power outages? What happens if power is lost in a critical moment? Would a journaling file system save your day?

[dashcloud]

More like this please!

This is pretty interesting- any chance of more articles like this?

[Loafers]

Somewhat unrelated, but does anybody know the technical differences between Slax and it's fork Porteus?

[cician]

+1

A bit short, but nice read.

[Xilanaz]

a very nice and informative article, enjoyed reading it am impressed with how you got it all working including kde4 with such a little footprint !