[GRLUG] ELS

[Josh]

Openwrt is not a linux system and is missing a lot of important items for
running a server.  Now if you are going to spend all the time doing
installs from .tar.gz looking for a min system you should just run a linux
from scratch setup then you are allowed to pick all running items and even
compile for your processers abilities.  Also its not a bad idea for the pi
but I wonder if the kernel is a version that supports arm.

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Tim Schmidt <timschmidt at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 27, 2012 9:20 PM, "Bob Kline" <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The Elemental Linux Server (ELS) is designed from the outset to be a
> minimal, no-frills server distribution that allows you to run modern
> network services on Intel PC hardware that is about ten years old.
> >
> > There is no GUI, everything is console-based. There is no package
> manager, packages are installed from .tar.gz files. There is no
> administration tool, all configuration is done by manually editing files in
> the /etc directory.
> >
> > There is also very little bloat in the ELS distribution.
> >
> > ELS will easily install on the vintage 1998 Pentium II computer that's
> sitting in your basement collecting dust. Don't throw it out, reanimate it
> as a home file server or a personal web server.
>
> Why would someone favor this over something like OpenWRT - which seems
> likely to be more actively maintained, even lighter weight, have a wider
> selection of packages, better documentation, and also supports x86?
>
> --tim
>
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