Posted on September 12, 2010

Damn Small Linux

This is one of the Distributions I used in the past in addition to Knoppix. 

Modern version is good.

It is not a USB Image but CD Image.

Damn Small Linux

Web site: damnsmalllinux.org
Origin: USA
Category:  Desktop, Mini Distribution

Desktop environment: Fluxbo, JWM

 Architecture: x86
Based on:  Knoppix

 Wikipedia:  Damn Small Linux

 Media:  Live CD

 The last version | Released: 2024 Alpha | February 1,2024

 Zobacz po polsku: Damn Small Linux

Damn Small Linux (DSL) – a small, business card size computer operating system based on Knoppix. It was designed to run graphical environment and applications on old PC machines with 486 Pentium processors and very little memory.

DSL was originally created and maintained by John Andrews. For five years the community included Robert Shingledecker who created the MyDSL system, DSL Control Panel and other features. After that, Robert quit the project and continues his work on Tiny Core Linux which he created in April 2008.

Beside its small size, DSL features complete desktop and a set of applications for any purpose, such as:
– Mulitmedia: XMMS
– Net: AxyFTP client, Dillo, Netrik and Firefox web browsers, Naim client of AIM, ICQ, IRC, SSH/SCP server and client, DHCP client, PPP, PPPoE, a web server,
– Office: Siag spreadsheet, Sylpheed email, spellcheck, Ted word-processor, text editors: Beaver, Vim, and Nano, Xpdf, calculator
– Graphics: mtPaint raster graphics editor, xzgv image viewer
– System: DFM and emelFM file managers, VNCviwer Remote Desktop Connection client, tools for system monitoring, USB support
– Window Managers: JWM and Fluxbox

The last stable version of DSL 4.4.10 was released in 2008.
After 3 years of stagnation, new, testing versions 4.11 rc1 and rc2 showed up as the last ones.

After next 12 years of breake, in February 1, 2024 a new, antiX based version of DSL 2024 Alpha was released. 

 D.S.L
Posted on September 12, 2010
This is the best I have ever used out of the less than hundred MB.
When I am busy and could not attend to my wife’s computer, this one I give her so she can get her email read.
She does not know how to save any documents with it.
Who the hell who worry about saving your files at home for use.
 

Google is now providing mobile space for saving and cloud computing is on the horizon for everybody and USB sticks to go around.

In any case net booting hardware is the need of the hour.

Linux is there to take the challenge.