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Re: [News] A Look at Nimblex GNU/Linux, Ylmf OS, and New Gentoo Book in German

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____/ JeffM on Thursday 21 Jan 2010 20:36 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>|Nimblex[...]enables us to create a custom cd
>>|from a mere 200 mb cd.It is based on live scripts
>>|After you select the modules you need
>>|you can make an .iso image
>>
> It's a cool idea that's like Novell's build-your-own appliance thing
> except that this has been around since 2007.


Hasn't rPath made it available since 2006 or something like that? Maybe 2007.

 
> The number of desktops to choose from is cool.
> http://distrowatch.com/nimblex
> Raiden also mentions a 100MB micro-build.
> http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=328
>
> The bad stuff:
> It always runs as root and the repository is smallish.
> According to DistroWatch's page
> the distro is dated and the packages were dated even then.
> The ages were also mentioned in the comments in the linked article.

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