Re: [dwm] 9ubuntu?

http://four.fsphost.com/gradgrind/dev3A/larch_intro.html

I use arch for laptop and servers (except i586 where slackware still
kicks ass), but my live-cd of choice is Slax. I even burnt it on
several cd-r discs and shared with my win32 coworkers - they were
really impressed and changed their POV to linux as desktop system

On 3/14/07, Callan Barrett <wizzomafizzo_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I remembered about larch straight after I sent the email.. I
> didn't know it could create install cds as well though. I'm sure that
> would be a great plus.
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> On 3/14/07, Stalwart <stlwrt_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > There's toolkit released for making Arch live/install cds - it's called larch
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> > On 3/14/07, Callan Barrett <wizzomafizzo_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > As much as I like Debian/Ubuntu I'd second Arch as well. It provides
> > > all the tools required for compilation as a base, it would take a few
> > > minutes to create some sort of suckless-tools dummy package, has a
> > > simple and fairly vanilla configuration base and it has every
> > > application you've listed to be installed by default in its
> > > repositories. The only thing I see taking a while is a new
> > > livecd/install cd, but it couldn't be any harder than creating a new
> > > Ubuntu one.
> > >
> > > On 3/14/07, Stalwart <stlwrt_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Slackware (and its forks), Crux (and its forks including ArchLinux)
> > > > and source-based distros (gentoo, smgl) rule because they're simple
> > > > (well, except gentoo). Debian is too automated and has (imho) too much
> > > > strange scripts. ArchLinux minimal install is ~100Mb, but full
> > > > dwm-environment can be <250Mb. Same with slack
> > > >
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> > > > On 3/14/07, Michael Muster <a-chopper_AT_gmx.de> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I, don't see a reason why it is necessary to start a new distribution.
> > > > > If you install a minimal debian by selecting nothing when tasksel
> > > > > asks, you get a minimal system where everyone can install what he/she
> > > > > wants.
> > > > > For an minimal dwm-system an
> > > > > aptitude install x-window-system-core and a few
> > > > > x-libs to compile dwm should work.
> > > > > Perhaps add build-essential, xterm, and an editor and the system is
> > > > > ready for use.
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Received on Wed Mar 14 2007 - 14:59:27 UTC