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The Ubuntu Minimal CD is one of the leanest distro install options available. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD https://help.ubuntu.com/

• rwmj 16y ago
  That's just a small Ubuntu CD which downloads packages on demand (instead of keeping them on the CD). If you really want a minimal distro, install FreeBSD or build a Debian root using debootstrap and just the daemons you need. I have a Debian machine (acting as a firewall) which is ridiculously parsimonious -- 'ps ax' fits on a single page and most of that is just kernel threads.