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.
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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
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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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