Please help me find a linux distro for my needs

[prebs]

Hi, is there a linux distro that has the following requirements;

* It should be small, preferrably below 200MB in total size after install
* Have apt-get install, so its an ease to install software
* Has NO GUI!! Only console

Thanks for any advice on this. All i need is basically a small linux that can run mysql and apache.

[rokytnji]

Here is a 188 mb Ubuntu based option

Linux with no X: INX is a distro meant for console-only desktop use - CLICK

[prebs]

Thanks! looked promising, but i recon I cant install it on the hard drive as it is only a live CD. That is also a recuirement i forgot to mention , thanks tho!

[techieMoe]

Damn Small Linux has apt-get functionality and there's nothing saying you can't remove the GUI it has once you've installed it.

Damn Small Linux, Download the ISO

[rokytnji]

These guys said they installed it. I don't know though since I don't run it.

Linux Distribution testing - on old computers: INX Is Not X -- but still awesome

I’ve gushed enough, but I wanted to report that I’ve installed INX to my hard drive (the current script requires a clean whole hard drive, but it was a breeze. ) And then I was able to install Ubuntu-desktop, KDE and fluxbox on top of it! So now I’ve got a real two-tier operating system, with a console that I enjoy spending time again. Other than that, it’s the same old Ubuntu Hardy Heron… and I love it!

The guy who installed it in OCT 08 is blackbelt jones

Look Ma, No ‘X’ | LinuxHaxor.net

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

You can also find a few mini linux distros that might work for you here:

Mini Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Let us know what you go with and how it works out.

[Bemk]

I don't know exactly how big it is(on the hard drive), but maybe debian net-install will work.

I've seen it and believe me, a clean install is just about the kernel, apt, the shell and vim (there will be more in it, but it doesn't feel like it).

The ISO is 161M so that should be manageable. Index of /debian-cd/4.0_r6/i386/iso-cd

That's the stable release, and look for netinstall (size is behind it).

I don't know how the Ubuntu base install will be. It's practically the same (it's on the alternate CD) but I don't know whether or not that's a good choice. Ubuntu can turn into a heavy system in minutes (at least for me).