I want to create a very small sized ubuntu VM, preferably under 1 GB (500 to 700 MB). What is the way to create the smallest distro?
I tried minimal ubuntu but after installing it was also about 1.5 GB.
I want to create a very small sized ubuntu VM, preferably under 1 GB (500 to 700 MB). What is the way to create the smallest distro?
I tried minimal ubuntu but after installing it was also about 1.5 GB.
To put it simply, there's no Ubuntu or Debian based distro that will fit the size requirements you're stating. Not even headless.
Your closest bet is Damn Small Linux which is a very TINY linux distro. However, it is not Ubuntu nor Debian based, to my knowledge.
If your intent is to have Ubuntu or Debian, have your VM provision 10GB max for the virtual disk, and let it expand in size as needed - this will give it ample 'space' from the Linux point of view, but it will take at most 10GB + amount of vRAM you assign when you save the system.
Try with debían netinstaller the image is reallly small and you can select the minimal packages, then you can add exactly what you need with
apt-get
Regards.
You could try a mini distro, some of these can run in live mode, where disk space isn't so much an issue. Puppy Linux has Ubuntu binary compatible builds. But it's not Ubuntu.
U can check them out in this website "distrowatch.com". You can create a very small sized distro just by removing all things which you think you don't need, while you do have that option while you were installing that kernel.