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SuperRescue was a single very large bootable system-on-a-disk. It's based on the observation that the vast majority of systems allow you to do so much more than the minimal system. Therefore, it isn't for everything, but for most desktop systems, it provides a much nicer rescue environment than your average rescue floppy. It requires an i386 PC with 24 MB of RAM and a bootable CD-ROM. PCMCIA support was implemented but somewhat limited. It was based on Red Hat Linux.
Status: Discontinued
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| About Damn Small Linux
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| Damn Small Linux was a business card size (50MB) live CD Linux distribution, based on Debian and Knoppix. After a 12 year break (from 2012 to 2024), the Damn Small Linux (DSL) project was relaunched. The distribution is now based on Debian and antiX with the goal of fitting on live media 700MB or smaller (in order to be usable in CD-ROM drives). Despite its minuscule size it strives to have a functional and easy to use desktop. Damn Small Linux has a nearly complete desktop suite, including web browsers, office software, an e-mail client, PDF viewer, media players, and FTP/SFTP client.
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| 2024-05-22 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2024 RC4 |
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The Damn Small Linux (DSL) project has published a new development snapshot of the upcoming Damn Small Linux 2024 release. The new snapshot updates the Dillo web browser, restored some missingicons, and improves language support. "Release candidate 4 now available. Changes: added su-to-root before starting control center; compiled and updated Dillo to the much improved 3.1.0 (from 3.0.5); compiled and added the Gemini Dillo plugin (check bookmarks to test it out); unified theme between user and root for a more consistent look in administrative programs; cleaned up the interface by adding some missing icons; removed icons from both Fluxbox and JWM menus to reduce overhead and the visual footprint; added German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese language support. New for this version is a lz4 lower compression ISO image specifically made for using with a virtual machine or with UNetbootin. This release candidate is 32-bit compatible and will operate on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems." The release announcement also mentions DSL would like to partner with organizations who sell refurbished laptops. Interested testers can download the ISO image from the project's website: dsl-2024.rc4.iso (689MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2012-08-04 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.11 RC1 |
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Nearly four years after the last stable release, the Damn Small Linux distribution is once again being actively developed. Yesterday John Andrews announced the availability of the first release candidate version 4.11: "Here is the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux (DSL) 4.11. The changes in this release are a step toward making DSL a friendly alternative for older hardware. I've fixed some bugs, updated some applications, and replaced others. Applications: updated JWM to 2.1.0 (now supports rounding); updated Dillo to 3.0.2 (much improves CSS support); added XChat 1.8.9; added sic 1.1 IRC client; added XCalc-color. Modified desktop functionality: it is now possible to switch between JWM and Fluxbox without shutting down X; added menu items to switch between DFM and xtdesk icon engines or use none at all...." Here is the release announcement with a full changelog. Download: dsl-4.11.rc1.iso (50.6MB, MD5).
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| 2008-06-09 |
Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 4.4 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the release of Damn Small Linux 4.4, a Debian-based mini-distribution for the desktop. What's new? "New Lua/Fltk re-factored for enhanced performance; new Fltk library now available for C/C++ programs; new fldiff - a file diff GUI viewer; update to rsync 3.0.2; updated mydslBrowser - new feature 'Download Only'; modified 'X Window Snapshot' to save image file with date; added dfm association for easy display of 'X Window Snapshot' images; restored Firefox default search engines; new low resource background and theme; new font added, smoothansi, used in JWM menu; new .luafltkrc for Lua/Fltk theme and defaults; updated dmix; modified nfs-common to also start Portmap when needed; patched kbdconfig to properly select keymaps; modified .bash_profile to eliminate an extra login shell...." See the full changelog for further details. Download: dsl-4.4.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
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| 2008-06-01 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.4 RC2 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the second release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.4: "The second release candidate of DSL v4.4 is now posted and ready for testing. Changelog: updated mydslBrowser - new feature 'Download Only'; modified 'X Window Snapshot' to save image file with date; added dfm association for easy display of 'X Window Snapshot' images; updated .torsmorc for more consistent 'used/free/total'; modified nfs-common to also start Portmap when needed; patched kbdconfig to properly select keymaps; restored fixed and Helvetica font for Aterm and Fluxbox; modified .bash_profile to eliminate an extra login shell; updated CGI example test.lua to call proper cgi.lua; updated dmix for better font support; removed stray line in Fluxbox menu; updated 'Getting Started' document with Wiki link and wireless info link." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (MD5): dsl-4.4RC2.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
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| 2008-05-19 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.4 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced that the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.4 is out and ready for testing: "Damn Small Linux 4.4RC1 is now available in the Release Candidate section. Changelog: New Lua/Fltk re-factored for enhanced performance; new Fltk library now available for C/C++ programs; update rsync to v3.0.2; restored Firefox default search engines; new low-resource background and theme; new default system font, smoothansi; new .luafltkrc for Lua/Fltk theme and defaults; updated dmix; updated man script, new -o -b options and site; fixed permissions on fusermount; updated all Lua and Lua/FLtk scripts to the new Lua/Fltk system." Here is the release announcement with a brief changelog. Download: dsl-4.4RC1.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
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| 2008-04-22 |
Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 4.3 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the final release of Damn Small Linux 4.3. From the changelog: "Updated Firefox browser to version 2; updated murgaLua to 0.6.8; updated nano-tiny to 2.0.7; updated and consolidation of mydslBrowser with new mydslBrowser.lua; new picture puzzle added to Games collection; new calculator.lua replaces Calcoo; optimized minirt24.gz - much smaller; new background and theme for both JWM and Fluxbox; updated 'noicons' boot option to suppress icons in JWM; fixed removal of mydsl extensions on traditional hard drive installations; dropped SCSI modules for needed space - available in the modules section; fixed CD recording scanbus device error by adding scsi/sg.o module; updated editor.lua - menu issue resolved for new murgaLua version...." Download: dsl-4.3.iso (49.6MB, MD5).
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| 2008-03-26 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.3 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.3. From the changelog: "Updated murgaLua to 0.6.6; updated nano-tiny to 2.0.7; updated and consolidation of mydslBrowser with new mydslBrowser.lua; new picture puzzle added to games collection; new calculator.lua replaces Calcoo; optimized minirt24.gz - much smaller; new background and theme for both JWM and Fluxbox; improved removal of mydsl extensions on traditional hard drive installations; dropped SCSI modules for needed space - available in the modules section. A thanks goes to many community members for ideas, suggestions and contributions that make this release possible." Interested beta testers can download the CD image from here: dsl-4.3RC1.iso (47.2MB, MD5).
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| 2007-12-18 |
Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 4.2 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the final release of Damn Small Linux 4.2. From the changelog: "New mtpaint replaces xpaint; New black/blue theme with "Fractal Movements" background; New folder for better support of Visual Styles for JWM .jwmrc-theme and downloadable themes; New setTheme.lua, drag-n-drop or double click application style; New folder for better support of backgrounds, downloadable "DSL Classics"; New generic folder.xpm link for easier theme of folders; Updated wallpaper.lua, drag-n-drop or double click application style; Improved support for JWM keybindings with .jwmrc-keys; Improved support for battey names in torsmo, fetched from /proc..." Download: dsl-4.2.iso (48.2MB, MD5).
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| 2007-12-11 |
Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.2 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.2. From the changelog: "New mtPaint replaces XPaint; new folder for better support of Visual Styles for JWM .jwmrc-theme and downloadable themes; new setTheme.lua, drag-n-drop or double click application style; new folder for better support of backgrounds, downloadable 'DSL Classics'; updated wallpaper.lua, drag-n-drop or double click application style; improved support for JWM key bindings with .jwmrc-keys; improved support for batter names in Torsmo, fetched from /proc; fixed '?' icon to open 'Getting Started'; updated iconViewer for mtPaint change; 21 icons have been changed, updated, or replaced; updated /opt/.dfmext with more associations; clean-up of unused files, modules, and directories (pnp & xfs)." Download: dsl-4.2RC1.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
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