SLAX again
SLAX — you”re my favorite.
I’ve tried out about 12 Linux distributions on my USB drive. Among them: NimbleX, Mandriva One, Fedora, Ubuntu, KNOPPIX, PCLinuxOS, Puppy Linux, Gentoo, openSUSE, and many more. I’ve even tried making my own, using Linux From Scratch (more about that later). Every time I installed a new distro, I still remembered SLAX, the fast loading, very small sized amazing distribution. In fact, I’m planning an in-depth review of all the distro’s I’ve tested, and many more posts on SLAX.
A general summary: I was able to install tons of applications that I wanted, including the entire GNOME package, in an under 500 MB footprint. And, with my 4GB drive, there is much more room to expand. You can get one for only $20 on Amazon (look for Kingston DataTraveler). And even with the 50+ packages I’ve installed, SLAX loads in the same 30 seconds as it did before. It does not stop amazing me. This is compared to other distributions, like Ubuntu, which take up 700+ MB, and load in about 2+ minutes from my drive. More about this later.
I’d like to thank the entire SLAX community, and all the guys who have provided modules for SLAX, improving my experience greatly. Thanks all!
