[PLUG] how small will Gentoo go?
Keith Nasman
keith at nasman.us
Thu Nov 9 14:52:21 UTC 2006
Carla Schroder wrote:
> hey all,
>
> How small can you make a Gentoo installation? I want to roll my own
> firewall/WAP/router Linux, and I want it to be as small as possible, and to
> be easily customizable and upgradeable. Which sounds like Gentoo, does it not?
> Pyramid Linux, Pebble, and other WAP Linuxes weigh in from 50-128 megabytes.
> How does Gentoo compare? Here's a sample feature list:
>
> -iptables
> -openvpn
> -support only for installed devices
> -openssh
> -stunnel
> -dnsmasq
> -maybe some kind of public WAP frontend like Wifidog or nocat auth
> -ntpd
> -the usual gnu tools and essential system administration tools, some
> net tools
>
> I want to keep it under 64 megabytes.
>
> thanks!
Carla,
www.gumstix.com might be an option. Not only do they have really small
form formfactors but you can roll your own software to install. Give
them a look.
Keith
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