arch32iso/README.md
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Arch32iso

Files to make a lightweight Arch Linux 32 ISO for i686 systems with under 256MB of ram with some QOL tools. I've tested it down to 192MB of ram but it should be able to run down to 164MB? the FS is like 135MB. so no, it cant even run in 128MB... (i tried... it just dies)

So, using the I486 packages lets you get down to a wimpy 128MB (instead of needing 192MB) but its runing on a fairly old kernel version and has... nothing? i mean i striped everything from the iso like theres no filesystem tools (except ext2) stripped everything. oh and ping? nope! just pray your internet works i guess? or don't. i even stripped out the base package! (its replaced by ~half of its deps) tar? nope. xz? nope. bzip? you wish. theres nothing here... except the bare minimum to install, and i truly mean the bare minimum its also insanely compressed like i turned on ultra mode with zstd for lvl 22 compressed.

How to run it?

just run makeiso.sh and boom! it does everything for you! Intended to run under Arch Linux or Arch Linux 32