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muLinux .. a GIANT on 1 floppy disk ! (c)1998-2002 by M. Andreoli <m dot andreoli at tin dot it>, ITALY


This is muLinux
  muLinux (µLinux, really) is a full-configurable, minimalistic, almost complete, application-centric tiny distribution of Linux (2.0.36 modular kernel). muLinux resides on a single 1722K floppy, but floppy add-ons are provided. Works on PC 386-8M + swap space, and installs in RAM, UMSDOS, ext2 & loop-ext2.

Supports:
  • Multi-Ethernet, Multi-PPP and PLIP devices
  • NFS-root booting (for diskless XTerminal-like clients)
  • DHCP remote host configuration
  • swap file and swap partitions
  • file system administration for Linux, DOS and Windows95 partitions (fdisk, fdformat, e2fsck?, etc.)
  • Internet connection (via PPP) or LAN (via ethernet card)
  • Point-to-Point PPP null-modem cable connections
  • rustic diald (dial-on-demand) daemon
  • e-mail processing (fetch, read and send mail)
  • a file manager with ftp support (Pion)
  • NFS, ftp, finger, telnet, tcpdump, traceroute
  • WfW/NT share mounting (Samba/SMB protocol)
  • IP masquerading, forwarding and gatewaying
  • IRC (tinyirc)
  • news (suck+RNA) and web browsing (with lynx)
  • whois rustic mini-client
  • network tools (as sniffit, nmap, ...)
  • remote access via modem line (miterm)
  • text-editor( vi & ae), printing (local & remote)
  • play & record WAV, CD listening (playcd), MP3 player
  • Sound Blaster and PC-Speaker
  • fax receiving, sending and printing (efax)
  • Quiet Computer Setup (HD spindown)
  • cron: the traditional UNIX scheduler
  • gpm: mouse in the console
init(8) daemons
  • a server Web (Pygmy WWWserver) supporting download+directory browsing+multi-connection
  • a job scheduler (at)
  • a ringd deamon
  • a fax server
  • a dialin modem connection (agetty) daemon
  • a null-modem cable serial connection daemon
  • a rustic TELNETD daemon
other features:
  • internationals keyboards support
  • CHAT, PAP & CHAP authentication
  • permanent multi-configuration
  • installation from LINUX/DOS/WINDOWS
  • DOS->UMSDOS direct installation
  • UMSDOS/EXT2/LOOP-EXT2 file system cloning (from a working system)
  • CD-ROM (ElTorito) and in Zip floppy-disks cloning (using EXT addon)
  • mu-RCP: Mulinux Remote Control Panel: a CGI frontend to Setup
  • Modem-to-Modem connections via phone cable, on a desktop, between muLinux and MS-Windows, with auto-PPP and Samba Shares
  • Dialin Samba Server: browse your hard-disk remotely, using the dialup utility in MS-Windows

  

  
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02-5-18