Re: Small linux distros to run hadoop ?

2011-04-15 Thread Niels Basjes
Hi, 2011/4/15 web service : >    what is the smallest linux system/distros to run hadoop ? I would want to > run small linux vms and run jobs on them. I usually use a fully stripped CentOS 5 to run cluster nodes. Works perfectly and can be fully automated using the kickstart scripting for anacond

Re: Small linux distros to run hadoop ?

2011-04-14 Thread Harsh J
Anything that can comfortably run a JRE would do. I believe most use Ubuntu VMs but really, any fairly-modern-distro should suffice. My personal favorite would be ArchLinux (cause am comfortable on that). On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:17 AM, web service wrote: > Hi, >    what is the smallest linux

Small linux distros to run hadoop ?

2011-04-14 Thread web service
Hi, what is the smallest linux system/distros to run hadoop ? I would want to run small linux vms and run jobs on them. -mac