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Tiny Core (distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/) is another Linux distro that runs from ram, and you can install general software easier than in Chrome OS. Worth a
by benev 14y ago
Tiny Core (distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/) is another Linux distro that runs from ram, and you can install general software easier than in Chrome OS. Worth a look if you're interested in speed but not web apps.
- FreezerburnV 14y agoPuppy Linux is another distro that does the same. It's one I've used before and is actually rather pleasant, and seems to "just work" for most anything. (including an awkward Windows-only USB wireless network interface) The interface can be a bit awkward though, admittedly, and it doesn't have everything available in its repositories, but it still works blazing fast.
- benev 14y agoI've used Puppy quite a bit, and didn't realise it was running in RAM. I have to say though, that I still think Tiny Core has the edge in terms of speed.
- uulbiy 14y agoThere are quite a lot of linux distros that run (or can run) from ram (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions_that_run_from_RAM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions_th...). I've used porteus(http://porteus.org/ http://porteus.org/) and slax(http://www.slax.org/ http://www.slax.org/) and although the experience was interesting, some things needed quite a lot of effort to work.
- benev 14y agoThe wikipedia page is pretty interesting. Particularly the link at the bottom to a Win PE -- a live version of windows that's available from MS. I didn't know that existed.