Damn Small Linux 2024 RC6
(13 votes, 3.31 out of 5)Damn Small Linux is a very versatile mini desktop oriented Linux distribution. DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 700 MB Live CD.
Over time Damn Small Linux grew into a community project with hundreds of development hours put into refinements including a fully automated remote and local application installation system.
Also it include a very versatile backup and restore system. You may use it with any writable media including a hard drive, a floppy drive, or a USB device.
Damn Small Linux has a nearly complete desktop, and many command line tools. All applications are chosen with the best balance of functionality, size and speed.
DSL also has the ability to act as an SSH/FTP/HTTPD server right off of a Live CD. To save space and have a fully functional desktop, there are many GUI administration tools which are fast yet still easy to use.
The New Damn Small Linux 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY.
What does Damn Small Linux have:
DSL 2024 currently only ships with two window managers: Fluxbox and JWM. Both are lightweight, fairly intuitive, and easy to use.
DSL has four X-based web browsers:
- Firefox-esr (Extended Support Release, fully HTML5 compatible)
- NetSurf GTK (quick, easy on RAM, good HTML4 and CSS support)
- Dillo (super-light GUI browser)
- Links2 (text and light GUI browser)
For office applications, DSL has:
- AbiWord word processor
- Gnumeric spreadsheets
- Sylpheed email client
- Zathura PDF viewer
For multimedia applications:
- MPV (video and audio)
- XMMS (a lightweight audio player)
Other applications:
- mtPaint (graphics editing)
- gFTP (FTP, SFTP, and SCP)
- Leafpad (quick editing)
- zzzFM (file manager lifted straight out of antiX)
There are three GUI-based games picked because they are fun and relatively light.
DSL 2024 is also loaded up with a whole bunch of handy term-based applications:
- Ranger file manager
- VisiData a powerful CSV and spreadsheet tool
- FZF fuzzy finder
- Tmux terminal multiplexer
- Mutt email client
- Cmus music player
- CDW CD burner
- Htop, an interactive process viewer
- SurfRaw (with wrapper) to search from the term
- Weather App
- MPV video/audio player with wrapper
- Vim and Nano for editing
- Five term-based games
- Two term-compatible web browsers: W3M and Links2
- …and much more
Changes in Damn Small Linux 4.11 RC2:
- Fixed apt-restore.
- Updated default mirror to the ftp link as it has been more reliable.
- Removed some unused files to tighten up the iso a bit.
Homepage – https://damnsmalllinux.org/
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