“In this article we re-examine the versatility of Linux. Our
study focuses on a pseudo “mini” distribution of Linux known as
Vectorlinux. Its homepage claims: “THE BEST LIL LINUX DISTRO YOU
HAVE EVER USED”. I decided to put that claim to the test by
installing the distribution onto a machine that was running a base
install of muLinux Linux. The actual installation of
Vectorlinux required some very interesting partitioning techniques
with several disk utilities. The result, however, yielded a very
capable system.“
“Most current distributions of Linux utilize CD-ROM technology
as the method of file delivery. Therefore, a diffiiculty arises
when attempting to install a distribution onto a limited capacity
computer without CD-ROM capabilities. While some distributions do
provide file sizes that are writable to floppy disk, they either
lack several important features, provide a less recent kernel
version, or lack compatibility with current development trends. The
ground-up approach of Vectorlinux addresses these concerns by
removing enough excess to build upon the functional aspects of the
OS.”