Trustix Linux is a small command line only linux. The installer looks like Red Hats circa 5.x. This distro is great for running Linux on a Virtual PC like I do - where running either KDE or Gnome grinds the machine to a halt. It supports the dvorak keyboard layout. It uses RPMs, but has an automated updating service of its own SWUP). Very nice.
FreeBSD 5.3 also works well in the Virtual PC -so long as you don't install the mouse support in the OS.
SuSE 9.1 also works well if you do the install in 'safe mode' and do a minimal install first with a second pass to install the software that you want later. If you try to install any software during the installation, you'll end up with X11 installed. Also, during the installation, there is no support for the dvorak keyboard layout (oh yes there is a menu to select it, but changing the layout has no affect on the input). The good news is that after the installation is complete, the keyboard can be changed to dvorak. Finally, telling SuSE you don't want to use the mouse does no good either. Whenever the mouse scrolls over the VPC it gets captured.
The only advantage to having SuSE is that most stuff will compile correctly... unlike Trustix Linux. And when you install a library in SuSE, it doesn't disappear like it does in FreeBSD.
My new favorite mini Linux distribution.
