June 01, 2009
SimpleSlax Live
For a very similar and more recently created Linux operating system image,
you may also want to check out the GoblinX Micro edition and .iso download.
For those who would like to begin the download process and then read details,
this link will download the SimpleSlax.tar comprising a complete file directory
while the following will download a base elements only SimpleSlax.iso image.
Some brief notes for the beginner: A .tar file is functionally equivalent to a
.zip file - you can use the excellent free open source tool found at 7-zip.org
for working with either. A directory is usually represented in graphical user
interface systems as a folder - extracting the SimpleSlax folder and moving
it about in the graphical user environment will change its directory location.
The 97MB SimpleSlax file directory can be used with the included make_iso
scripts to create an .iso file for use in burning a LiveCD or with the make_disk
scripts for use in making a 128MB or larger USB drive into a bootable LiveUSB.
SimpleSlax Features
- Fully functional using legacy hardware (233MHz processor and 96MB RAM)
- Command line apps and file browsing/recovery using only 48MB (no swap)
- Designed as a minimal and extensible framework for more extensive builds
- Both Debian and Slackware packages can be used to create new modules
- File size is small enough to create a LiveCD using a 100MB business card
- Flash 9.0.28 enabled Iceweasel 1.5.0.7 browser with integrated PDF reader
- Complete GNU/Linux application suite including FTP, SSH, and Telnet client
- USB hardware information and configuring along with an ex/vi text editor
Creating a LiveOS from SimpleSlax
Once you have downloaded the .tar file you can use the SimpleSlax directory
to create bootable media using the make_disk and make_iso scripts - using a
MS Windows system you can type the following from the command prompt:
cd C:\SimpleSlax (change directory into your extracted SimpleSlax directory)
make_iso.bat C:\SimpleSlax.iso (create a new SimpleSlax.iso file at C: )
The resulting .iso file can be burned as an image to a CD-R to create a LiveCD.
cd C:\SimpleSlax (change directory into your extracted SimpleSlax directory)
make_disk.bat G: (create a bootable USB using the drive located at G: )
The make_disk script does not format the USB drive - no previous data is lost.
Creating bootable drives from a Linux system will be similar to the above using
the make_disk.sh or make_iso.sh scripts with distribution dependent variations.