Hi folks!
is it possible to create a very tiny Ubuntu root file system so it could fit to 200MB of a NAND flash chip? I just need a console file system but a simple Qt GUI application will be run.
Is it possible in theory?
Hi. That sounds like a fun challenge! And yes, I'm sure it could be done. It might not look much like Ubuntu any more - I assume that when you say "very tiny Ubuntu root file system" you mean "very tiny root file system based on Ubuntu".
Hmm, and then there's Ubuntu Core:
Note this warning, though: "Some readers may find it useful to learn that the rootfs size of this distribution is more than 20MB."
Have fun!
Chris MacGregor (Seattle)
Cybermato Consulting - www.cybermato.com
What you need is BuildRoot
sure it is possible in theory
well, I’ve installed the Core version, installed a packages regarding network: netbase, ppp, netutils. Nothing huge and special and now the filesystem occupies:
root@localhost:~# df . -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mmcblk0p2 3.3G 269M 2.9G 9% /
it is not “tiny”
Maxim Podbereznyy wrote:
well, I've installed the Core version, installed a packages regarding
network: netbase, ppp, netutils. Nothing huge and special and now the
filesystem occupies:
root@localhost:~# df . -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mmcblk0p2 3.3G 269M 2.9G 9% /it is not "tiny"
now go and delete all the stuff you don't need 