whitebread Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I can't find my XP disc to make a BartPE disc, so I need to turn to linux. I need a live cd distro which is as small as possible, but still has a reasonably easy-to-use GUI (no bells & whistles necessary -- just the basics .... even Windows 3.1 basic!) It needs to be able to access NTFS partitions (this is more key than the size), and the internet (if at all possible -- but I guess it needs to be able to obtain its own IP and such using DHCP). Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted June 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well, I really like Knoppix for this sort of work. It's going to be a full CD, though. I suppose you can try DamnSmallLinux (Knoppix-based), as it is only 50MB. But it may be a bit odd for you, GUI-wise, as it uses fluxbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebread Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 ^ What all does the Knoppix distro come with? If it is complete enough, I would be willing to go with it as a long-term solution instead of the short-term "bandaid" I need right now. :) (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funciona Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 More than 1000 software packages are included on the CD edition and more than 2600 are included on the DVD edition. Up to 9 gigabytes can be stored on the DVD in compressed form. These packages include: Part of KDE, the default desktop environment, including the Konqueror web browser and the KMail e-mail client. Knoppix is also packaged with several other window managers, such as Fluxbox, twm, or IceWM. XMMS, with MP3 audio, and Ogg Vorbis audio playback support Internet access software, including the KPPP dialer and ISDN utilities The Iceweasel web browser (based on Mozilla Firefox) K3b, for CD (and DVD) authoring and backup GIMP, an image manipulation program Tools for data rescue and system repair Network analysis and administration tools OpenOffice.org, a comprehensive office suite Many programming and development tools. Personally, Ubuntu o DSL like mark said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebread Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Alright. Where can I download it? Preferrably not via BitTorrent (I never have much luck with those -- for some reason they always seem to take forever or never finish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlef Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 PartedMagic LiveCD does have what you need. And it's only 40mb, has a nice GUI, access ntfs disks and the internett and other usefull tools. atlef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted June 2, 2008 Administrators Share Posted June 2, 2008 I can't find my XP disc to make a BartPE disc, so I need to turn to linux. I need a live cd distro which is as small as possible, but still has a reasonably easy-to-use GUI (no bells & whistles necessary -- just the basics .... even Windows 3.1 basic!) It needs to be able to access NTFS partitions (this is more key than the size), and the internet (if at all possible -- but I guess it needs to be able to obtain its own IP and such using DHCP).Any help is appreciated! Use our Shift Lite version. It will do all of what you asked, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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