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Thread: Procedure for putting Linux on floppys?

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    Procedure for putting Linux on floppys?

    What are the files I need to put Linux on a floopy and have it be able to run when I boot up my computer. Minummum requirements and there is no cd-drive only floopy.

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    free0n,

    Do you want to run linux from floppy or do you want an emergency repair disk to boot from?
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    Just to run Linux off of the floopy.

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    free0n:

    Take a look here http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html

    You can do a search on the page for floppy and you should find a few distros that are floppy-based.
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    I downloaded a small distro of linux called LOAF linux. I think this is what you are looking for. Check it out at http://www.ecks.org/projects/loaf/
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    I'm actually looking for somthing that would boot from a clean
    ms-dos harddrive. I mean totally clean the only thing it does is boot up with the C:\ and one file called the command which is the stupid Microsoft logo.

    Sorry for not being specific.

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    any version of linux is good, but i prefer HAL91. do a search on (the best ever search engine) google.

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    Originally posted by freeOn
    I'm actually looking for somthing that would boot from a clean
    ms-dos harddrive. I mean totally clean the only thing it does is boot up with the C:\ and one file called the command which is the stupid Microsoft logo.

    Sorry for not being specific.
    So you want a version of linux that boots from Dos?
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    yeah your right I should install windows first then install linux, it's probably easier.

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