FLOPPINUX: Creating an Embedded Linux Distribution on a Single Floppy Disk (2025 Edition)
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Summary
FLOPPINUX is an embedded Linux distribution designed to run on a single floppy disk, originally released in 2021 and updated in 2025. The article serves as a tutorial/workshop guide for creating this minimal Linux system, featuring the latest kernel updates and persistent storage capabilities. It follows a Linux From Scratch approach but specifically for single-floppy distributions, making it accessible for educational and hobbyist purposes.
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Think of this as Linux From Scratch but for making single floppy distribution.
It is meant to be a full workshop (tutorial) that you can follow easily.
This brings bunch of updates like latest kernel and persistent storage.
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