Linux floppydistro

A Linux floppydistro is a mini-Linux distribution that only uses 1 or 2 floppy drive to contain a Linux kernel and useful utilities.

There is a distinction between a bootfloppy and a floppydistro. A bootfloppy usually doesn t contain any useful utilities, and is used mostly when installing a Linux distro. A floppy distro contains both the Linux kernel and important utilities. An example of simple bootfloppy is syslinux and an example of a Linux floppydistro is BasicLinux.

Some Linux floppydistros:

*BasicLinux: a floppy distro that works on minimal hardware (2 FD). *Coyote Linux: a one-floppy distro for use as a firewall/router. *[http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h93/h9301726/dlx.html DLX]. *[http://www.fdlinux.com/new/faq.html FDLinux]

*Tomsrtbt: a one floppy distro for rescue and other purposes

See also: keydrive

= External links =

*http://linux-directory.com/links/pages/Distributions/Mini_distributions *http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini_Distributions/ *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/byld Build Your Linux Disk].