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Damn Small Linux
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a Linux distribution for the x86 family of personal computers. It is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU GPL and other free and open-source licenses. DSL is designed to run graphical user interface applications on older PC hardware, but the exact specifications required differ significantly between the original version and the modern version.
DSL was originally conceived 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 issues with the main developers, Shingledecker was, by his account, exiled from the project. He currently continues his work on Tiny Core Linux which he created in April 2008.
DSL was originally based on Model-K, a 22 MB stripped-down version of Knoppix, but soon after was based on Knoppix proper, allowing much easier remastering and improvements. The distribution is now based on Debian and antiX.
Originally, DSL supported machines with as little as a 486 microprocessor and 8 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). The live CD itself was only 50 MB in size. What originally began as an experiment to see how much software could fit in 50 MB eventually became a full Linux distribution. It could be installed on storage media with small capacities, like bootable business cards, USB flash drives, various memory cards, and Zip drives.
This version of DSL was last developed in 2012, with its last stable release in 2008.
In 2024, a release candidate for DSL was released, the first in twelve years. This newer version has rather higher system requirements, and a size limit of 700 MB, but still supports older 32-bit systems. This version is based on antiX rather than Knoppix.
DSL is designed to primarily support x86 PCs. The minimum system requirements for the older version were a 486 processor and 8 MB of RAM. DSL has been demonstrated by browsing the web with Dillo, running simple games, and playing music on systems with a 486 processor and 16 MB of RAM. The system requirements are higher for running Mozilla Firefox and optional add-ons such as the OpenOffice.org office suite.
Version 4.4.10 of DSL, released November 18, 2008, included the following software:
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Damn Small Linux
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a Linux distribution for the x86 family of personal computers. It is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU GPL and other free and open-source licenses. DSL is designed to run graphical user interface applications on older PC hardware, but the exact specifications required differ significantly between the original version and the modern version.
DSL was originally conceived 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 issues with the main developers, Shingledecker was, by his account, exiled from the project. He currently continues his work on Tiny Core Linux which he created in April 2008.
DSL was originally based on Model-K, a 22 MB stripped-down version of Knoppix, but soon after was based on Knoppix proper, allowing much easier remastering and improvements. The distribution is now based on Debian and antiX.
Originally, DSL supported machines with as little as a 486 microprocessor and 8 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). The live CD itself was only 50 MB in size. What originally began as an experiment to see how much software could fit in 50 MB eventually became a full Linux distribution. It could be installed on storage media with small capacities, like bootable business cards, USB flash drives, various memory cards, and Zip drives.
This version of DSL was last developed in 2012, with its last stable release in 2008.
In 2024, a release candidate for DSL was released, the first in twelve years. This newer version has rather higher system requirements, and a size limit of 700 MB, but still supports older 32-bit systems. This version is based on antiX rather than Knoppix.
DSL is designed to primarily support x86 PCs. The minimum system requirements for the older version were a 486 processor and 8 MB of RAM. DSL has been demonstrated by browsing the web with Dillo, running simple games, and playing music on systems with a 486 processor and 16 MB of RAM. The system requirements are higher for running Mozilla Firefox and optional add-ons such as the OpenOffice.org office suite.
Version 4.4.10 of DSL, released November 18, 2008, included the following software:
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