14 DAY TRIAL // The DSL Team has released today an enhanced Live CD based on their Damn Small Linux distro. This new Linux distribution is called Damn Small Linux Not, or in short DSL-N.
It includes the following software:
￭ Kernel 2.6.11 and modules ￭ Mozilla Suite 1.7.12, browser, mail, irc, etc. ￭ Mplayer 3.3.5 audio and video ￭ Leafpad 0.7.9 editor/notepad ￭ Abiword 2.2.7 word processor ￭ Gnumeric 1.4.3 spreadsheet ￭ gTFP 2.0.18 ftp client ￭ gaim 0.77 IM client ￭ Xpdf 3.0.0 pdf viewer ￭ Emelfm 0.9.2 file manager ￭ Xpaint 2.7.6 paint program ￭ Cups 1.1.14 printing ￭ unionfs supported as an optional boot parameter ￭ MyDSL system of extensions ￭ Frugal Installs ￭ USB Pendrive Install
Damn Small Linux Not has a 2.6.11 kernel with Unionfs support, available as an optional boot parameter. The ISO is about 80 MB in size and can be easily put on an USB stick and booted from it.
Damn Small Linux Not's advantages are:
￭ Boot from a CD as a live Linux distribution (LiveCD) ￭ Boot from a USB pen drive ￭ Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows) ￭ Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install" ￭ Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install ￭ Run fully in RAM ￭ Modularly grow - Damn Small Linux Not is highly extendable without the need to customize
The applications in Damn Small Linux Not were chosen because they are functional, usable, and relatively compact. Unlike DSL, Damn Small Linux Not has GTK2 applications, that means Damn Small Linux Not will need more ram and CPU cycles than DSL. To have a pleasant experience, we recommend at least 64MBs and 300MHz.
We have tested Damn Small Linux Not for you and made some screenshots. Enjoy!
