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sindi keesan wrote:
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> If so, upx'ing it would free up some ramdisk space 

Only for storage.  Once the executable is unpacked,
you end up with less RAM (because of the UPX overhead).

> I cannot find your instructions about running dd 
> Since this is a ramdisk version I cannot do 
> anything but temporary damage.  

On the contrary.  dd is able to write to any device
on the computer -- even un-mounted ones, even ones
with foreign filesystems unknown to the kernel.
dd is a very sharp razor -- a tiny slip can lead
to blood on the floor.

Cheers,
Steven

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