Create a custom Linux distribution based on Mandriva:
http://qa.mandriva.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/MakeCD
After installing, you can go to easyurpmi to download updated packages.
First, install sshfs (which requires fuse and several other packages):
Now you're ready to use sshfs. Create a directory to work from. In this example, we'll be working with shuksan.freelock.lan:
Note that certain things don't work well over SSHFS, including managing working copies in subversion. For these activities, log into the server directly.