Damn Small Linux
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Damn Small Linux 4.4.10
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| Developer | John Andrews, et al. |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Dormant |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | April 13, 2005 |
| Latest release | 4.4.10 / November 18, 2008 |
| Latest preview | 4.11 Release Candidate 2 / September 26, 2012 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic Linux kernel |
| Default user interface | Fluxbox, JWM |
| License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www |
Damn Small Linux (commonly abbreviated DSL) is a computer operating system 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. It was designed to run graphical applications on older PC hardware—for example, machines with 486/early Pentium processors and very little memory. DSL is a Live CD with a size of 50 MB. What originally started as an experiment to see how much software could fit in 50 MB eventually became a full-fledged Linux distribution. It can be installed on storage media with small capacities, like bootable business cards, USB flash drives, various memory cards, and Zip drives.
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, Robert was, according to himself, 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.
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