[natchezjohn]

I really like the Chrome OS idea of a browsing (almost} only operating system. BUT the PartedMagic partitioning CD with only 120megs or so includes a Firefox browser and many other apps that respond very quickly and reliably.

Surely someone who is REALLY a Geek could get inside of parted magic and find a way to make it an OS that can tap into all those "clouds" being developed out there without the need to load linux kernels - etc.

It's WAY over my head but surely there is a someone out there who could.

Edited by natchezjohn, 31 March 2011 - 08:48 PM.

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It is possible to build a browsing-only Linux with Linux From Scratch.
However, it is impossible to start a computer without a kernel to work the hardware.

If I have a lot of time I will certainly build one.

[devper94]

It is possible to build a browsing-only Linux with Linux From Scratch.
However, it is impossible to start a computer without a kernel to work the hardware.

If I have a lot of time I will certainly build one.

[natchezjohn]

Thanks for the hint.

I'll give it a go with LFS.

[silverbeard]

Hi,

LFS is a bit of a pain for a unexperienced user. Running in an environment for the build is a good learning experience but you have to pretty much be able to spend the time it takes to complete the build. The last time I built it it took about ten hours.

Pepprmint Linux is fast and light with a good selection of web and cloud apps pre-installed.

[devper94]

Peppermint Linux is quite big, over 450MB...
Puppy Linux is much smaller, and does the exact same thing.

about ten hours

Seriously? Ten hours?
Mine has been going for a full day, and yet to complete...

Edited by devper94, 02 April 2011 - 03:48 AM.

[natchezjohn]

Well, I surrender. Found a bunch of distros that do it. Xpud was the fastest to load and took a little longer than my Linux Mint 10 to get me to Firefox.

Mayhaps my hardware is just used to Mint, but in any case it may be a hopeless quest.

Edited by natchezjohn, 02 April 2011 - 04:19 PM.

[BSI]

Another alternative to this that I have used on occassion is run a virtual machine such as XEN or VMware then use a browsing appliance. This is can use for all kind of web browsing and if it gets messed up I just make reinstall a clean version of the appliance. I have also used some of the other alternatives noted here as live cd's and done the same thing, such as Damm Small Linux and Puppy Linux. The only thing I don't like about the live CD is that it all runs on memory and there is not saving it unless you install it to the hard drive like any OS.

[gorham]

here's another if you feel like trying more.

http://www.jolicloud.com/

it's base of of Ubuntu so the d/l size is 600MB+

I've used it a little bit.

[Nick2.0]

Are you just looking for a browser OS? If you are, I found Splashtop OS. It boots in less than 15 seconds, and you can instantly switch to Windows from the toolbar. If I remember correctly, the size was around 150 mb.