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| 2024-05-22 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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 |
NEW • 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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| 2007-12-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 4.1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the final release of Damn Small Linux 4.1. From the changelog: "Updated pciutils to 2.2.9; new iconView.lua - view & edit XPM icons; new notepad (editor.lua); new mini icons in JWM mydsl menu when available; new boot option 'user=name'; new boot option 'settime'; updated Torsmo to v0.18 - now supports noswap; updated .dfminfo now a plain text file; updated processing order of extensions with .tar.gz now last to better support myconf.tar.gz; root menu solely under user control - defaults to selected window manager menu; updated Firefox default preferences to use SansSerif font; new key bindings for JWM; added 'toram' to frugal installed GRUB checkfs menu item; updated several murgaLua programs to reflect the dropped fl_ask GUI widget; updated 'Getting Started' with Esc and Backspace key definitions for DFM...." Download: dsl-4.1.iso (48.7MB, MD5).
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| 2007-11-26 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.1 RC3 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the third release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.1: "The third release candidate for DSL v4.1 is now available." From the changelog: "New notepad (editor.lua); updated pciutils to 2.2.9; added pop-ups to JWM tray; added *.siag to supported dfm extensions (.dfmext); restored fluxter.bb to LHC 4-in-a-row; fixed bug in exitcheck; fixed reported bug in cpanel when booted legacy; fixed reported bug mountci (permissions and menus); fixed reported bug in netcardconf; completed support for alternate window managers; removed background / wallpaper control from dfm and .xinitrc; updated wallpaper.lua to use new structure; updated 'Getting Started' with Esc and Backspace key definitions for dfm." Download: dsl-4.1RC3.iso (48.7MB, MD5).
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| 2007-11-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.1 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the first release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.1: "The first release candidate of DSL v4.1 is now posted. Change log: new boot option user=name; new boot option settime must have boot time net access; new mini-icons in JWM mydsl menu when available; new iconView.lua - View & Edit xpm icons; updated torsmo to v0.18 - now supports noswap; updated .dfminfo now a plain text file; updated processing order of extensions with .tar.gz; root menu solely under user control - defaults to selected window manager menu; added 'toram' to frugal installed GRUB checkfs menu item; updated several murgaLua programs to reflect the dropped fl_ask GUI widget; dropped SWM - Small Window Manager; fixed System.map link error; better support for alternate window managers...." Here is the full changelog. Download: dsl-4.1RC1.iso (48.6MB, MD5).
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| 2007-10-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the final release of Damn Small Linux 4.0: "After several months and 5 release candidates of upgrades and retooling DSL to additionally provide drag-n-drop document-centric computing, I present v4.0. Change log: upgraded kernel from 2.4.26 to 2.4.31; created new support modules: cloop, unionfs, ndiswrapper, fuse, and madwifi in support of kernel change; changed icon/file manager to DFM for drag and drop capability; updated murgaLua to v0.5.5, Nano to v2.0.6; Xpdf to v3.0.2; updated 'Getting Started' to reflect the many changes implemented in 4.0; new dfmext.lua GUI tool for DFM associations; new switcher.lua GUI to switch window managers - JWM, Fluxbox, or SWM; new automatic update of etc.ld.cache for better support of UCI extensions...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed list of all changes. Download: dsl-4.0.iso (48.6MB, MD5).
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| 2007-10-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC5 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the fifth release candidate of Damn Small Linux 4.0. From the changelog: "Updated murgaLua to version 0.5.5; updated netconfig.lua - support for .filetool.lst and defaults; updated frugal_grub install to prompt for MyDSL, boot options, and language options; added 'checkfs' option to GRUB menu for frugal GRUB installations; factored out .jwmrc-tray for better user control of tray icon choices; restored BusyBox link to provide rpm2cpio; added gettime.lua to JWM and Fluxbox menus; added dfmext GUI, add2bootlocal, add2filetool, and add2Xfiletool to JWM and Fluxbox menus; fallback to torsmo v.017 supports no swap based systems." Download: dsl-4.0rc5.iso (48.6MB, MD5). Also released: a new stable version - Damn Small Linux 3.4.4.
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| 2007-09-18 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC4 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the fourth release candidate of Damn Small Linux 4.0: "The fourth release candidate for DSL v4.0 is now available. Change Log for DSL v4.0rc4: new dfmext.lua GUI tool for dfm associations; new automatic update of etc.ld.cache for uci .so files; updated Torsmo v0.18; updated functions5.lua; updated DSLpanel backgrounds calls dfm background option; update mydslDownload.lua; added emelFM to JWM taskbar; removed obsolete and unused files and directories." Read the full changelog on the project's user forums. Download: dsl-4.0rc4.iso (48.5MB, MD5). Also released: Damns Small Linux 3.4.3 stable.
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| 2007-09-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC3 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the availability of Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC3. What's new? "Added taskbar buttons and click to focus in .jwmrc; corrected rdesktop icon to rdesktop.lua; added emelFM, dropped Midnight Commander; updated association for *.gz; created new standard boot floppy and PCMCIA modules floppy; updated getman/man URLs; restored SCSI modules - corrected cdrecord; updated .torsmo_ip to fetch Ethernet device from /proc; updated pendrive_usbhdd script to prompt for boot options." Also announced - an updated release of Damn Small Linux 3.x series, version 3.4.2. For more information please see the changelogs: 4.0RC3 and 3.4.2. Download: dsl-4.0rc3.iso (48.5MB, MD5), dsl-3.4.2.iso (49.5MB, MD5).
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| 2007-08-28 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC2 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the second release candidate for Damn Small Linux 4.0. From the changelog: "New xtar.lua - a new graphical application to view, extract or process as a MyDSL extension various tar files; new netcardconf.lua - a new graphical application to configure network cards; new printing.lua, called from the printer icon, provides 'intelligent icon' to handle all printing needs; new add2filetool.lua, add2Xfiletool.lua, add2bootlocal.lua provide smooth interface for these tasks, double-click or drag-n-drop; new switcher.lua graphical application to switch window managers - JWM, Fluxbox or SWM; fixed Cloop error on traditional hard drive installations; fixed background on several icons; updated 'Getting Started' with more DFM information; fixed missing ext3 support...." Download: dsl-4.0rc2.iso (47.5MB, MD5).
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| 2007-08-14 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 4.0. From the changelog: "New pen drive usbhdd installation script now uses GRUB with DSL on 2nd small partition; removed pen drive usbzip install script, syslinux and mtools; changed default root menu from dfm to chosen WM menu; updated 'Getting Started' to reflect changed defaults; changed kernel from 2.4.34.1 to 2.4.31 to gain user contributed modules; created new support modules: cloop, unionfs, ndiswrapper, fuse and madwifi; updated nano-tiny to 2.0.6; fixed non-critical bug in dsl-config concerning hard drive installations; added DSL 3 runlevel for multiple user DSL consoles; fixed bug in iwconfig-setup; updated Fluxbox menus to use system default (Helvetica); added Vim link...." Download: dsl-4.0rc1.iso (47.4MB, MD5). On a related note, the current stable branch, the 3.4 series, has been updated to version 3.4.1.
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| 2007-07-31 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 Alpha 2 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the second alpha release of Damn Small Linux 4.0. From the changelog: "Fixed bug reported upon shutdown - cleanup now working; added more associations for dfm; updated exit.lua to support swm 'exit to prompt'; fixed bug with dfm when booted 'legacy'; added .mtoolsrc mtools_skip_check=1; cut rarely used modules (will be available as a separate download); restored netfilter modules for rc.firewall; fixed bug in cpanel concerning start of cron; fixed bug in dsl-config for hard drive installations; fixed wrong cloop in core affecting hard drive installations; improved hard drive installation for new MyDSL system; fixed bug in flux2jwm affecting menu items doubling up; updated many icons for better appearance; red folder now opens with root privileges...." Download: dsl-4.0_a2.iso (46.8MB, MD5).
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| 2007-07-17 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 4.0 Alpha 1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced Damn Small Linux 4.0 Alpha1: "This is a very different version of DSL. It is based on the following wish list as expressed in the forums: New 2.4.34 kernel; Easier to use user interface; A real desktop framework; Drag-N-Drop capability; Better and more flexible file associations; Closer coupling of the icons and file manager; Document centric capability; Optional menu-less capability; More intuitive interface to MyDSL extensions... You should test separately from existing installations of DSL." Here is the full release announcement. Download: dsl-4.0_alpha1.iso (49.4MB, MD5).
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| 2007-07-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.4 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the release of Damn Small Linux 3.4: "Damn Small Linux 3.4 is now released. Final change log: updated MurgaLua to v0.4.1; added libXft.so.2; added acpid, Use boot option 'acpid'; added bcrypt, dropped des; improved emelfm for better CLI support; fixed user umount Debian Woody bug; updated webdata to use bcrypt; updated file backup and restore to use bcrypt via 'protect' boot option; new image has been added: dsl-3.4-initrd.iso. I took a little side trip while working on 4.0 to make a much asked-for version of DSL. The initrd.iso version has the KNOPPIX image packed in the initial ramdisk. This means it is very easy to setup a PXE DSL server. It also means the entire system always loads into RAM. You will need 128MB RAM for this edition." Here is the full release announcement. Download: dsl-3.4.iso (49.5MB, MD5).
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| 2007-06-19 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.4 RC1 |
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Robert Shingledecker has announced the availability of the first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.4, a business card-size live CD mini-distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. From the changelog: "Updated MurgaLua to v0.4.1; added libXft.so.2; added acpid, use boot option 'acpid'; added bcrypt, dropped des; improved emelfm for better command line interface support; fixed user umount Debian Woody bug; updated webdata to use bcrypt; updated file backup and restore to use bcrypt via 'protect' boot option. Please test carefully as the backup and restore code has changed. Please test the new bcrypt code with caution." Read the brief announcement on the distribution's user forums. Download: dsl-3.4RC1.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
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| 2007-04-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 |
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Damn Small Linux 3.3 has been released. Some excerpts from the changelog: "New gettime.lua to set clock from a time server; restored menu item 'Enable Apt' and dpkg-restore download script; updated pen drive installation scripts to be device-independent; fixed mount tool for CD-ROM and floppy devices; added mouse configuration persistence via .mouse_configuration; ALSA sound auto-configuration improvement via conflicting audio module; added auto-start of GTK+ when GTK+ extension is in mydsl search path at boot; more install options on 'dslinstall' menu; updated bootfloppy.img to fix the 16MB memory bug; added declobber.sh to remove troublesome extraneous system directories in MyDSL extensions; fixed man script to support hard drive installations...." Download from here: dsl-3.3.iso (49.6MB, MD5).
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| 2007-03-20 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 RC3 |
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The third release candidate for Damn Small Linux 3.3 is ready for testing. From the changelog: "New flrun.lua replaces grun as the system's run command; updated dsl-config to support auto-load ALSA, both .dsl and .unc; added new keymap fi-latin9; updated mkmydsl to accept additional boot parameters containing slash; restored non-boot SCSI and netfilter modules; cleaned up some leftover empty apt directories and moved to dsl-dpkg extension; new gettime.lua to set clock from a time server; updated zoneinfo to support new Daylight Savings Time; restored menu item 'Enable Apt' and dpkg-restore download script; updated pen drive installation scripts to be device independent, both install and runtime; fixed mount tool for CD-ROM and floppy devices...." Interested beta testers can download the CD image from here: dsl-3.3RC3.iso (49.6MB, MD5).
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| 2007-03-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.3 is out. From the changelog: "New gettime.lua to set clock from a time server; updated zoneinfo to support new Daylight Savings Time; restored menu item 'Enable Apt' and dpkg-restore download script; updated mydsl tool, download directory is now verified; updated pen drive installation scripts to be device independent, both install and runtime; fixed mount tool for CD-ROM and floppy devices; added balloon help on docked mount tool; added mouse configuration persistence via .mouse_config; improved rdesktop - added color depth; ALSA sound auto-configuration improvement via conflicting audio module; added auto-start of GTK+ when GTK+ extension is in mydsl search path at boot...." Download: dsl-3.3RC2.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
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| 2007-02-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.3 is now ready for testing: "Added mouse configuration persistence via .mouse_config; Improved rdesktop - added color depth; ALSA sound autoconfiguration improvement via conflicting audio module; Automated start of rcfirewall upon boot when rcfirewall.unc is in mydsl search path at boot; Added auto start of gtk2 when gtk2 extension is in mydsl search path at boot; Removed non-boot SCSI modules, now a unc and autoloaded when scsi.unc is in mydsl search path at boot; Added legacy option to lowram boot image label..." Read the rest of the changelog on the project's user forums. Download: dsl-3.3RC1.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
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| 2007-01-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 |
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Damn Small Linux 3.2 has been released: "DSL v3.2 is now released. Final changelog: updated murgaLua to v0.3; updated SQLite to v3.3.10; updated madwifi-ng modules; updated Broadcomm 10/100 module b44.o; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new Cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option 'cron' and toggle from control panel; added wpasupplicant for wireless security; new Mouse Config Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; added Resolution Selection to Rdesktop.lua; new boot option 'checkfs'; simplified MyDSL structure using the level 1 default auto-scanned /mydsl directory or user specified level one directory which contains extensions...." Read the rest of the release announcement and changelog on the project's user forums. Download: dsl-3.2.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
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| 2007-01-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC3 |
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The third release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out. From the changelog: "Updated Broadcomm 10/100 module b44.o; new allow boot option desktop=xxx to override backup; new alsa.unc and automated ALSA sound card detection; fixed Stats missing processes; fixed Emelfm superuser from menu; dropped Synaptic and Enable Apt from menus - use Synaptic and dsl-dpkg extensions; dropped Update to GNU Utils from menu - use gnu-utils.unc or gnu-utils.dsl; updated dsl2unc to remove WORK directory upon completion; added wpasupplicant; new Mouse Config Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; improved MyDSL download via the Lua GUI - implemented server side parsing...." Interested testers can download the CD image from here: dsl-3.2RC3.iso (50.0MB, MD5).
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| 2006-12-27 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out: "DSL v3.2RC2 is now ready for testing. Cumulative changelog: added wpasupplicant; new mouse configuration Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; improved MyDSL download via the Lua GUI; moved powerdown to use standard RC scripts; new dsl-dpkg.unc and adjustments to core; dsl-pendrive.bat for QEMU to detect booted pen drive; dsl2unc converter; updated madwifi-ng modules; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option 'cron' and toggle from control panel; new boot option 'checkfs'; new mkmydsl - simplified custom ISO maker now even easier; updated MyDSL to support direct downloading to all supported and mounted drives and directories; added volume setting to persist via .umix...." There is more in the release announcement. Download: dsl-3.2RC2.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
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| 2006-12-12 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out. From the changelog: "Updated madwifi-ng modules; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new Cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option 'cron' and toggle from control panel; new boot option 'checkfs'; simplified MyDSL structure using the level 1 default auto-scanned /mydsl directory or user specified level one directory which contains extensions; new mkmydsl - simplified custom ISO maker now even easier than before and supports new MyDSL layout and works for both isolinux and syslinux CD versions; updated MyDSL to support direct downloading to all supported and mounted drives and directories; added volume setting to persist via .umix...." Download from here: dsl-3.2RC1.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-11-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 3.1 has been released. Excerpts from the final changelog: "Converted 54 Lua and Lua/Fltk programs to Lua 5.1.1 Fltk 1.1 via MurgaLua interface; Updated SQLite to 3.3.6; made Unionfs the default boot; improved mount tool for 'after boot' pen drive support; updated hard drive install for consistent fstab; New boot option 'dosswapfile' to auto-scan or specify DOS swap file; new boot option 'fuse' to load upon boot the FUSE file system; improved Antiword fonts; added right click to MyDSL Icon for easy UCItool access; changed color escape codes to echo commands; made mydsl boot option consistent with restore boot option; new theme - Envane...." Read the rest of the changelog for more details. Download: dsl-3.1.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-11-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.1 RC4 |
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The Damn Small Linux project has released the fourth release candidate of the distribution's upcoming version 3.1. From the changelog: "Damn Small Linux v3.1 RC4 is now ready for testing. Cumulative changelog: improved mount tool for 'after boot' pen drive support; fixed reported issues with mount tool - sort order and missing devices; fixed incomplete Lua conversion of dslMirrorSel.lua and icontool.lua; updated .jwmrc for recent menu changes; updated hard drive install for consistent fstab; updated hard drive install - lilo to partition instead of Master Boot Record; updated frugal lilo - dropped hda requirement and lilo to partition; new theme - envane...." Download: dsl-3.1RC4.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-11-07 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.1 RC3 |
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The third release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.1 has been released: "DSL v3.1 RC3 is now ready for testing. Cumulative change log: improved frugal_grub.sh, frugal_lilo.sh, dsl-hdinstall and dsl-installboot to support Poormans via Bootfloppy installs; updated mkdosswapfile; new boot option 'dosswapfile' to autoscan or specify dosswapfile; dpkg-restore and gnu-utils-restore made consistent with other extensions to use /opt/.mydsl_dir; fixed bug in mydslInfo to parse for new UNC area of repository; fixed bug in DSLpanel for Xvesa; improved root's PATH; new boot option 'fuse' to load upon boot the fuse system; improved Antiword fonts; changed color escape codes to echo commands...." See this forum post for a detailed list of all changes. Download: dsl-3.1RC3.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-10-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.1 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.1 is ready for testing. From the changelog: "Converted 54 Lua and Lua/Fltk programs to Lua 5.1.1 Fltk 1.1 via MurgaLua interface; added right-click to MyDSL Icon for easy UCItool access; improved Antiword fonts; changed color escape codes to echo commands; added TMPDIR environment variable; dropped Original Lua/Fltk - flua; added license section to 'Getting Started' document; cleaned up code regarding DESKTOP and ICONS; update stats.lua to read version from text file; added Firefox adjustments for Unionfs; made Unionfs the default boot, use 'legacy' option to skip; updated SQLite to 3.3.6...." Download: dsl-3.1RC2.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-08-24 |
NEW • Development Releases: Damn Small Linux 3.1 RC1, DSL-N 0.1 RC4 |
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The first development release of Damn Small Linux 3.1 is out. From the changelog: "Edited .fluxbox menu; added license section to 'Getting Started' document; cleaned up code regarding DESKTOP and ICONS; updated stats.lua to read version from text file; added Firefox adjustments for Unionfs; made Unionfs the default boot; updated SQLite to 3.3.6; made mydsl boot option consistent with restore boot option; enhanced exit check to warn if no backup device when requested to save special settings; added murgaLua Lua/Fltk development toolkit; enhanced .torsmorc for ACPI battery indicator." Download: dsl-3.1RC1.iso (50.3MB, MD5). On a related note, the fourth release candidate of DSL-N 0.1 is also available.
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| 2006-07-11 |
NEW • Development Release: DSL-N 0.1 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of DSL-N, or Damn Small Linux Not, has been released. From the changelog: "Update kernel and modules to 2.6.12, LTmodem to 8.3.1.b1, NdisWrapper to 1.1.14, Unionfs to 1.1.4; new 64 cloops for mountable extensions (uci and unc); new prism2 support from linux-wlan-ng; new SQLite 3.3.6; update mydsl system to support unc type extensions and separate DSL-N repository; swapped Mozilla Suite for SeaMonkey 1.0.2; added ESP Ghostscript; fixed PPPoE issue; added missing firmware for ipw devices; fixed ssh/sshd issue; set up separate DSL-N repository." Download: dsl-n-01RC2.iso (88.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-06-20 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.0 |
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Damn Small Linux 3.0, now with support for Unionfs and a new desktop theme, has been released. From the changelog: "New DSL now boots to Unionfs; new boot option 'legacy' to boot without Unionfs; moved MyDSL local extension loading functionality from emelfm to MyDSL desktop icon; new mountable MyDSL extension type unc with automatic branch management; adjust Getting Started / Dillo screen to support booting 640x480; added ACPI modules for newer power management support; New FUSE support; new sshfs support for simple remote network mounts; new theme 'A Penguin with a Hat'; new unc extension section in the MyDSL repository." Download: dsl-3.0.iso (49.4MB, MD5).
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| 2006-05-30 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.0 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.0 is ready for testing. From the changelog: "New unionfs as a boot option; new mountable MyDSL extension type unc with automatic branch management; adjust Dillo screen to support booting 640x480; added ACPI modules for newer power management support; new FUSE and sshfs support; fixed bug in kbdconfig when changing keymaps; new theme "A Penguin with a Hat"; new sample unc extensions, AbiWord, CUPS, and Opera 8.52. Note this is a 'dot oh' release and an 'RC1' as well, so test carefully. Most of the changes are for the deployment of Unionfs which only occurs upon issuance of the boot code 'unionfs'." Download: dsl-3.0RC1.iso (49.5MB, MD5).
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| 2006-05-16 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.4 |
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Damn Small Linux 2.4 has been released. From the changelog: "64 cloops for UCI extensions; user-less UCI now fully supported; added Tiny C compiler, tcc; added rsync; added Lua cgi library, cgi.lua with sample test.html / test.lua; new updated Ted wordprocessor with help from Ted's author; new updated Ndiswrapper 1.14.; improved dmix and sound features, dual channel and save settings; improved man program - now uses Netrik text browser for display; adjustment in .xinitrc to better support foreign language keyboards; more clean-up for space savings to accommodate upgraded software." Download: dsl-2.4.iso (49.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-05-02 |
NEW • Development Release: DSL-N 0.1 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of the new DSL-N (or Damn Small Linux Not) 0.1 is ready for testing. From the changelog: "Added missing triangles in Fluxbox menu; fixed missing buttons in emelfm; fixed bug in mydsl-load for .dsl extensions; new boot logo screen; address the printing issues; check to see that CUPS is started when selecting the Printer Setup button; prompt to persist printer setup by automatically adding CUPS related files to the backup control file; the Fluxbox menu was slightly adjusted; updated .mplayer and .naim in the home directory...." Interested beta testers can download the new release from here: dsl-n-0.1RC1.iso (83.5MB, MD5).
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| 2006-04-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.4 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.4 is ready for testing. From the changelog: "64 cloops for UCI extensions; user-less UCI now fully supported; added Tiny C Compiler, tcc; added rsync; added Lua cgi library, cgi.lua with sample test.html / test.lua; new updated Ted word processor with help from Ted's author; new updated Ndiswrapper v1.14 (latest stable); improved dmix and sound features, dual channel and save settings; adjustment in .xinitrc to better support foreign language keyboards; more clean-up for space savings to accommodate upgraded software." Download from here: dsl-2.4RC2.iso (49.1MB, MD5).
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| 2006-04-20 |
NEW • Development Release: DSL-N 0.1 Alpha |
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The Damn Small Linux project has released the first development build of DSL-N (Damn Small Linux Not), an enhanced live CD based on Damn Small Linux, but not limited to 50MB in size. Besides the usual base applications found in Damn Small Linux, DSL-N also includes the Mozilla suite, MPlayer, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Leafpad, Gaim, CUPS and a number of other popular software packages. It is powered by kernel 2.6.11 with Unionfs support available as an optional boot parameter. DSL-N is not designed to replace Damn Small Linux; instead it is intended for different set of tasks or perhaps for a slightly more demanding user. For more detailed information please visit the DSL-N project page and read the initial release announcement. Download from here: dsl-n.a2.iso (83.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-03-29 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.3 |
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After two release candidates, the new Damn Small Linux 2.3 final has been released. What's new? "New auto mydsl, auto scan for directory named mydsl will automatically load extensions; new DSL natively booted can now recognize the QEMU virtual hard disk; upgraded QEMU to v0.8; new background image (Saturn) to match current theme; new check and prompt to save APSFILTER printer and wireless setup; new MyDSL is now a separate menu; new prompt when keyboard is changed while running X; new USB pen drive installs now support 'toram'; new faster dsl-embedded loading in Windows; new theme and XMMS skin...." Download: dsl-2.3.iso (49.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-03-21 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.3 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.3 is now available for testing. From the changelog: "New auto mydsl - auto scan for directory named mydsl will automatically load extensions; new DSL natively booted can now recognize the Qemu virtual harddisk, allows for shared backup; upgraded Qemu to v0.8 for both Windows and Linux editions; new background image (Saturn) to match current theme; stop duplicate saves of wireless and printer; fixed boot options frugal and toram when used together would try to remount /dev/shm; updated .xinitrc with another correction for better German keyboard support." Download: dsl-2.3RC2.iso (49.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-03-09 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.3 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux is ready for download and testing. From the changelog: "New check and prompt to save APSFILTER printer setup; new check and prompt to save wireless setup; new MyDSL is now a separate menu via a Fluxbox [include]; new prompt when keyboard is changed while running X; new USB pendrive installs now support 'toram'; new faster dsl-embedded loading in Windows; new theme and XMMS skin; new boot floppy support; updated 'Getting Started' document; improved mount tool for CD-ROM access; fixed UCI loop counter during unmounts; fixed prims2.sh bug; removed unused icon in dsl-embedded (Flwriter)." Download: dsl-2.3RC1.iso (49.1MB, MD5).
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| 2006-02-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.2 |
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Damn Small Linux 2.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated dmix - added sync button for easy volume control; updated Wallpaper.lua now has color chooser for background color; updated pcitable to correctly support Broadcom b44 module; new extension check upon exit, will remind user to save extensions downloaded to ramdisk before shutdown; updated French keymaps; for maximum hardware support on older computers, kernel and modules were changed back to 2.4.26 including legacy SCSI and ZIP drive support; Calcoo replaces Xcalc; updated and enhanced index.html for Money websever; USB 2.0 boot time detection added to isolinux version...." Download: dsl-2.2.iso (49.2MB, MD5).
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| 2006-01-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.2 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Updated dmix - added sync button for easy volume control; updated Wallpaper.lua now has color chooser for background color; updated pcitable to correctly support Broadcom b44 module; new extension check upon exit, will remind / allow user to save extensions downloaded to ramdisk before shutdown; updated French keymaps; for maximum hardware support on older computers, kernel and modules were changed back to 2.4.26; removed mc for space reasons; Ted help / manual now off loaded to current / documentation section of the download site; general clean-up of some unused directories and libraries." Download: dsl-2.2RC1.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
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| 2006-01-10 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 2.1 has been released. From the changelog: "New SATA boot time support; new Icontool GUI controls many icon features; new docked.lua - Lua dock apps - mount and dMix replace mount.app and wmix; mew mount.lua - Lua GUI disk mount tool; new dMix - Lua GUI sound mixer; mew ucitool.lua - Lua GUI lists UCI mounts & allows easy deinstall of UCIs; new Torsmo replaces asmem, wmcpuload, & wmnet to better support both window managers; new Ted replaces Flwriter; new .xpdfrc - to support direct printing from Xpdf; new links - Lua links download wrapper; new added Thai keyboard support...." Download: dsl-2.1.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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| 2006-01-04 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.1 RC3 |
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The third release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.1 is ready. What's new? "New mount.lua - Lua GUI disk mount tool; new dMix - Lua GUI sound mixer; new icontool.lua - Lua GUI lists UCI mounts and allows easy deinstall of UCIs; new .xpdfrc - to support direct printing from Xpdf; new links - Lua links download wrapper; new added Thai keyboard support; update filetool.lua GUI - added NONE option to skip backup/restore; update wordview.lua GUI - added file chooser for *.doc; update System Stats GUI - added more views and better font...." See the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: dsl-2.1RC3b.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
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| 2005-12-13 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.1 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.1 has been released for download and testing: "DSL 2.1 Release Candidate 2 is now available in the download area. Change log for RC2: updated Calendar - supports year and full page printing Calendar; improved Torsmo display; Torsmo now displays IP; fixed boot error when trying to boot DSL embedded via CDROM; fixed Mountpoint function to correctly handle multiple mounts of the same device; fixed umount-ing UCI type extensions while running Fluxbox." Read the complete release announcement for details. Download: i386cd-3.0_RC6.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
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| 2005-12-06 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.1 RC1 |
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The developers of Damn Small Linux have announced the availability of the first release candidate of version 2.1: "The first release candidate for Damn Small Linux version 2.1 is now posted. Change log: improved SATA boot time support; USB 2.0 boot time support fixed typo; torsmo replaces asmem, wmcpuload and wmnet to better support both window managers; Ted replaces Flwriter; updated xtdesk improved dragging when double click enabled; new Icontool GUI controls many icon features; added missing tools section to JWM menu." Read the complete release announcement here. Download: dsl-2.1RC1.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
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| 2005-11-22 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 2.0 |
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A new major version of Damn Small Linux has been released. From the changelog: "new kernel 2.4.31 and modules; new 64 cloops; new prism2 support; updated ndiswrapper support; new autodetected LT winmodems; new naim patched for TOC2 - dropped bsflite; new PCMCIA card control GUI; new floppy tool GUI; updated Firefox and with mine types for mailto and irc, bookmarks; updated pcmcia-cs to v3.2.5; fixed USB hotplug; rewrote cloop management up to 64 cloops; updated iwconfig, prism2, ndiswrapper to show IP upon connection; updated DSLpanel, added System Stats, Date, Time, and others; updated right-click icons for super user on Emelfm, Xterm, and Beaver...." Download: dsl-2.0.iso (47.5MB, MD5).
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| 2005-11-10 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.0 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 2.0 is now available for download and testing. From the release notes: "Added more base timezones; enhanced LT modem detection; corrected myDSL menu with persistent home usage; updated kernel with SATA module support; enhanced Siag external load to use wget; enhanced German keyboard support; added a minimal version of Joe's Window Manager (see F3 at boot); enhanced Firefox for more mime types and Java; added GtkFind utility. Syslinux and embedded versions are also ready for download." Download the CD image from here: dsl-2.0RC2.iso (47.9MB, MD5).
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| 2005-10-12 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 2.0 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of the upcoming Damn Small Linux 2.0, with many major changes, is ready for download and testing. What's new? "New kernel 2.4.31 and modules; new 64 cloops; new prism2 support; new ndiswrapper support; new autodetected LT winmodems; new naim patched for TOC2 - dropped bsflite; new PCMCIA card control GUI; new floppy tool GUI; updated Firefox and with mime types for mailto, IRC, audio, video, PDF, DOC, added bookmarks; updated pcmcia-cs to v3.2.5; fixed USB hotplug; updated iwconfig, prism2, ndiswrapper to IP upon connection; updated DSLpanel, added System Stats, Date Time, and others; updated right-click icons for super user on Emelfm, Xterm, and Beaver; fixed xtdeskrc for ShadowColor...." Read the rest of the changelog for further details. Download: dsl-2.0RC1.iso (47.8MB MD5).
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| 2005-09-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.5 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.5 has been released. From the changelog: "New appointment calendar program; new system stats program; added Xzoom; updated Dillo; updated Xtdesk - single click icons; added bsflite for AIM & ICQ; added GRUB to base system; added frugal_grub and pen drive installs to base system; enhanced frugal installs to install from pen drives; enhanced frugal installs web option to use .dslrc (mirrors); enhanced hard drive install for choice of GRUB or LILO; enhanced web data with 'passive'; updated Set Date/Time to start with system time; moved dock apps to .xinitrc for better user choice...." Download: dsl-1.5.iso (48.8MB).
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| 2005-08-04 |
NEW • Distribution Review: Damn Small Linux 1.4 |
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Our regular readers who keep an eye on the "Latest Reviews" section may have already noticed that gnuman.com has updated its Damn Small Linux 1.3.1 review to that of version 1.4: "If you've already read my review of 1.3.1, the main difference is the updated installer to make it even easier to install to a hard disk or USB stick or even to re-master the cd with your own choice of packages... An excellent distribution, both supporting older hardware and pioneering new ways of deploying Linux, DSL has constantly and consistently improved; things can only get better." Read the review here. We also remind our readers to keep an eye on other latest resources listed on the left column in the main page.
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| 2005-08-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.4 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.4 has been released. Here are some excerpts from the changelog: "Added "minimal" boot option - will use Minimal theme; added "Upgrade to GNU Utilities" to the menu tools section; upgraded the dpkg-restore script to now md5sum check the download before proceeding with the installation; new "install" boot command; re-organised "tools" section of fluxbox menu; added new Wallpaper/Background selector GUI; enhanced "frugal" installs giving dsl user write access to /cdrom; updated "Getting Started"." Download: dsl-1.4.iso (48.4MB, MD5). On a separate note, gnuman.com presents a review of Damn Small Linux 1.3.1.
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| 2005-07-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.3 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.3 has been released. Here are some excerpts from the changelog: "Created an icon layout manager for xtdesk; improved icon and menu persistence with extensions; created a GUI date/time tool; created a frugal GRUB install script; replaced rxvt with aterm and added transparency xshell options; updated naim; reduced ISO by stripping libraries of debug symbols; fixed xvesa 'leftovers' bug when choosing lower resolutions; fixed eth0 disable upon use of pon; fixed the null menu bug upon loading certain menuless extensions; new default theme...." Download: dsl-1.3.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
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| 2005-06-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.2 |
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A new version of Damn Small Linux has been released. From the changelog: "New .dslrc to save local mirror and protocol; new GUI mirror selector for .dslrc, enhanced mydsl boot time option to accept a directory; enhanced backup/restore now defaults to /home/dsl and with xfiletool.lst to specify files and directories to exclude from backup; enhanced ndiswrapper, prism2, iwconfig GUIs for public access points; enhanced mydsl to prevent non-DSL user corruption; enhanced frugal and pendrive scripts to allow updates; updated monkey webserver to 0.9.1 and busybox to 1.0; new boot logo screen and default theme." Download: dsl-1.2.iso (49.0MB, MD5).
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| 2005-05-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.1 has been released. From the changelog: "New boot time option 'secure' will prompt for passwords for root & dsl; new boot time option 'protect' will prompt for an encryption password and then triple des encrypt the backup file; new boot time option 'host' to pass hostname; added webdata, a triple des secure backup/restore to remote FTP server; lspci now display textual description from pci database; added button to emelfm 'Add2Filetool' to easily select and add files to the filetool.lst; updated Word view, Excel view, and Powerpoint view to accept spaces in filenames...." Download: dsl-1.1.iso (49.1MB).
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| 2005-04-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.0.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.0.1 is released, soon after its 1.0 version. From the release notes: "md5sum options made compatible with both the default (busybox) and gnu versions; nfs fixed missing directory; changed frugal_instal.sh to use sfdisk instead of fdisk. Should help install on newer larger drives." Download: dsl-1.0.1.iso (49.1MB). Damn Small Linux is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution. Other than a nearly complete desktop and many command line tools, it also has the ability to act as an SSH/FTP/HTTPD server right off of a live CD.
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| 2005-04-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 1.0 |
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Damn Small Linux 1.0 has been released. From the release notes: "added progress bar to mydsl download browser; added many more file associations to emelfm including: siag, wav, and ps; changed default font in firefox to Sans Serif; moved firefox into path; upgraded xpdf; fixed various bugs including: KNOPPIX ref in firefox mimeTypes, fluxter restart, uci unloading, and syslinux ver of hdinstall." Download: dsl-1.0.iso (49.1MB). Damn Small Linux is a minimalist, business card size live CD/live USB (with a hard disk installation option) designed for older computers.
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| 2005-03-29 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 1.0 RC2 |
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The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 1.0 is now available for download and testing. From the release notes: "Fixed kbdconfig selector; added Minimal theme; emelfm double-click calls wordview; added xlhtml, ppthtml and linked to emelfm double-click; fixed Monkey stop bug; fixed missing buttons in Siag Office." Download: dsl-1.0rc2.iso (43.2MB). Damn Small Linux is a minimalist, business card size live CD/live USB (with a hard disk installation option) designed for older computers.
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| 2005-03-08 |
NEW • Development Release: Damn Small Linux 1.0 RC1 |
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The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 1.0 has been released. From the changelog: "New MyDSL GUI for downloading and saving extensions; new Rdesktop GUI, icon, and menu item; new UCI now supports unloading of icon and menu items; new boot time option for persistent home and/or opt 5, new default theme and icons; improved icon and menu control; improved adding users to live CD; improved xsetup for better serial mouse support and keyboard selection; improved mydsl-load now supports direct downloading and verifying checksum from specified library; improved MS Word Viewer with the ability to convert to PDF or PS; improved pppdial to display ppp0 net activity in wmnet...." Download: dsl-1.0rc1.iso (49.0MB).
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| 2005-02-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.9.3 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.9.3 has been released. Changes for 0.9.3 as listed in the release notes: "FLwriter replaces Pathetic Writer; USB 2.0 detected upon boot; faster loading Firefox with extension support; net man link updated; ext3 option for hard drive installs; PostScript viewer and Word viewer added to office menu." Download from here: dsl-0.9.3.iso (49.5MB). Damn Small Linux is a business card-size (less than 50MB) live CD distribution originally based on KNOPPIX and designed for older computers.
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| 2005-01-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.9.2 |
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A new release of Damn Small Linux is out. From the release notes: "Added new iwconfig GUI and updated control panel; added back smbtree; Added 'qemu' boot time option to use shared pseudo hard disk (see 5-way); new dsl-embedded version now supports 5 ways to boot your pen drive, see its readme; corrected bug with tcc; linked some libraries to better support extensions; fixed some typos and general cleanup; Syslinux version also available for older machines." Download: dsl-0.9.2.iso (48.1MB).
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| 2004-12-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.9.0 |
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A new release of Damn Small Linux is now available: "Change Log for 0.9.0: added Firefox web browser; MediaPlayer, enjoympeg and ascd doc app replaces XMMS; Minimum Profit editor replaces Scite and Zile; added spell checking for Sylpheed email; update emelfm filetypes for multimedia; many space saving cuts were implemented; dropped Tuxnes and Mutella." See the complete changelog for further information. Download: dsl-0.9.0.iso (49.8MB).
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| 2004-10-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.8.3 |
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A new version of the Damn Small Linux mini live CD is now available. What's new? "New for 0.8.3: new control panel GUI; new Xvesa video setup GUI; new smbclient GUI; improved mydsl GUI now groups applications according to category; new autorestore of backup files, with boot time 'norestore' override; updated prism2 to support autodetected USB ethernet card; updated mc colors when issued from CLI; added mkdosswapfile script; fixed restart window manager - bbpager." See the release notes for a full list of changes. Download: dsl-0.8.3.iso (49.0MB).
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| 2004-09-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.8.2 |
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A new version of Damn Small Linux has been released. From the changelog: "0.8.2: added ndiswrapper with GUI; added add users to live CD with GUI; improved dial-up PPP with controlling GUI; added prims2 setup GUI; frugal mounted read/write, backup/restore & mydsl in a single partition; added emelfm as super-user menu item; changed colors of mc when launched from menu; added View in Scite emelfm user command." Download the latest version from one of the mirrors: dsl-0.8.2.iso (49.0MB).
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| 2004-09-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.8.1 |
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This is another new release of Damn Small Linux, with the following changes: "Added 'Make USB edition' to tools menu; enhanced mkmydsl script to pass boot time options to CD; new filetool GUI front-end to file backup and restore; enhanced dslpanel, added printer setup and new filetool GUI; enhanced mydslgui, supports more network types; enhanced filetool.sh, simplify device, works with USB pen drive (sda1); enhanced mydsl-load, supports runlevel 2; fixed changing passwords on live CD." Read the rest of the changelog for further details. Download version 0.8.1 from here: dsl-0.8.1.iso (48.9MB).
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| 2004-08-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.8.0 |
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This is a new release of Damn Small Linux, a very light, business card-size live CD with support for hard disk installation. From the changelog: "Change log for 0.8.0: updated kernel and modules; new boot floppy; new uci single file cloop extensions; call powerdown.sh from reboot; updated Xsnapshot; new xcuriser; updated myDSLgui; updated frugal_install; updated dsl-hdinstall; updated mkmydsl; updated frugal_lite.sh more cloop devices." Download the latest version of Damn Small Linux from one of the available mirrors: dsl-0.8.0.iso (48.9MB).
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| 2004-07-28 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.7.3 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.7.3 has been released: "This release boots directly into an enhanced X desktop at 1024x768x32 and the mouse is auto-detected when the default video mode is used. New boot time options were implemented along with the ability to mount and umount the .ci extensions via the myDSL button. cardmgr was updated to 3.2.2, nfs-common was removed from startup, a .wgetrc was added, and permissions on /dev/cdrom were corrected to let users play audio CDs." The changelog. Download: dsl-0.7.3.iso (47.6MB).
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| 2004-07-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.7.2 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.7.2 has been released. From the changelog: "Added myDSLgui, a click-and-run system for extensions; added Lua scripting language and Lua sockets; replaced Scite with Beaver; replaced nvi with vim; changed user from damnsmall to dsl (also took 'damn' out of the boot process); upgraded busybox; simplified filetool.lst usage - always edit at home; updated Firefox Flash plugin in Firefox download script; actually shrunk the ISO by nearly 1MB from 0.7.1." Download: dsl-0.7.2.iso (46.9MB).
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| 2004-06-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.7.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.7.1 has been released. From the changelog: "Added myDSL new extension type 'ci' compressed ISO (greatly reduces memory requirements); added myDSL 'optional' directory to store extensions that will not automatically load but appear on an installation menu; added mydsl-load script to load extensions on-demand; added myDSL button to emelfm to easily load extensions on-demand; added boot option 'base' to skip all myDSL functions; added powerdown.sh, a script to store commands to execute upon system shutdown; enhanced filetool.sh, dsl-restore for more command line options..." Download: damnsmall-0.7.1.iso (47.8MB).
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| 2004-05-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.7 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.7 has been released. What's new? "myDSL, an easy way to extend Damn Small Linux; added Synaptic download script; added gRun which replaced fbrun; fixed bug passing current video mode for hard drive install; added enhancements to emelfm; created extensions to install OpenOffice, AbiWord, GCombust, Samba, Ace of Penguins, GNU utils and Firefox. This release is the result of many hours of hard work by Robert Shingledecker and his correspondence with members of the DSL forums." The full changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.7.iso (47.7MB).
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| 2004-04-15 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.6.3 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.6.3 has been released. From the changelog: "Added new applications: control-panel, hdparm; added new game: Xtris; enhanced xsetup: 'cancel' option to use wheel mouse if found, otherwise the 3 button mouse; enhanced dsl-hdinstall: added colors, check for actual Linux partition, prompts for multi-user otherwise boots into X as user damnsmall; enhanced knoppix-autoconfig: added toram and frugal options, embedded dsl-start into knoppix-autoconfig for faster boot up, added ftp boot time shortcut to start betaftpd; enhanced boot.img: changed from 'knoppix' to 'dsl', updated F2 screen to reflect new 'dsl', updated F2 added ftp to daemons options list..." Download: damnsmall-0.6.3.iso (47.7MB).
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| 2004-03-23 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.6.2 |
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A new version of Damn Small has been released: "Changes for 0.6.2: new hacked GTK app theme (a little darker, easier on the eyes than default); update rdesktop; added documentation on TCC; added an intelligent man script which knows the difference between a regular app and a busybox app; net dictionary; added text links to the menu; SQLite Book (Perl/SQLite record keeper); fixed ogg123/mpg123; enhanced install script by Robert Shingledecker can now restore most of the regular apps and libs which BusyBox has replaced on the live CD." The full changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.6.2.iso (47.6MB).
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| 2004-02-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.6.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.6.1 has been released: "Changes for 0.6.1: upgraded Monkey web server; upgraded Naim; switched the Firebird download to a special i586 build of Firefox; added command line ftp client; added betaftpd; added Mutella gnutella client; added wmix (dockapp mixer); restored telnet client; fixed some bugs; added a few usability enhancements; **frugal install** an evolution of the poorman's install." The full changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.6.1.iso (47.6MB).
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| 2004-02-17 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.6 |
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Version 0.6 of Damn Small Linux has been released. From the release notes: "New kernel and modules supporting more hardware (based on KNOPPIX 3.3); implemented space saving busybox; implemented space saving by dpkg-restore now restores not only package structure but also related programs; improved backup/restore to a specific device (hard drive, etc); improved ppp dial scripts (no more manual edits); improved hard drive install script to pass fb800x600 screen size, also improved speed of installation; menu reorganization for easier navigation; new /opt/bootlocal.sh for user required misc system startup commands..." Download: damnsmall-0.6.iso (47.1MB).
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| 2004-01-08 |
NEW • Review: Damn Small Linux |
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OSNews has published a review of Damn Small Linux: "Damn Small Linux is my everyday, do everything distro. It has revived my old PC, and runs very well on my no. 1 box. I think it will go a long way. DSL has a vibrant forum on the site, and a I obtained some of this review's content from there, and often refer to it. Check it out for new tips and tricks. Thanks to John and his contributors for the distro, and thanks to all the users that very patiently post solutions and explanations on the forum." Read the complete review here.
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| 2003-12-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.5.1 |
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A new version of Damn Small Linux has been released. What's new in 0.5.1? "Added .bash_profile for user control of startup programs, both Live CD (with restore option) and hard drive installed users will benefit; improved system architecture and hard-drive install scripts to allow for a more traditional multi-user installation, each added user's environment is like the Live CD's damnsmall user, user damnsmall can now be removed; updated fluxbox; scite in place of nedit (size issue); mformat (needed to take advantage of the restore script use with floppy); modified install script to work with low RAM systems; NTFS read made to work with user damnsmall... " The full changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.5.1.iso (48.4MB).
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| 2003-11-13 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.5 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.5 has been released. From the changelog: "Local .xinitrc, Save/Restore user settings menu option, boot time "restore" option (type "knoppix restore" at boot), mount.app program now recognizes the USB drive. Firebird now runs as user damnsmall, added sqlite, removed ispell, flwriter and replaced them with Ted-gtk w/ US English spell check, removed option to set frequency (didn't work quite right) and added option to set dpi. Thank you to Robert Shingledecker for the major code and debugging contribution in this release." Download: damnsmall-0.5.iso (48.2MB).
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| 2003-10-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.10 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.10 is out. Changes: "I compiled new Xvesa and Xfbdev Xservers from CVS, these servers just work better -- mouse scroll is better, and there is no longer the need to re-map the mouse buttons. That mouse and X bug in 0.4.9 should be gone now. A fun addition for this release is TuxNES, and an assortment of public domain games. There are hundreds more available by download. As odd as it may seem, the games made for the 18 year old entertainment system are a very good match with DSL. The Firebird install script is updated to 0.7, and there is a new Fluxbox theme, "Lawn". Also new is Nano-tiny." There is a lot more in the changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.4.10.iso (47.1MB).
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| 2003-10-14 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.9 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.9 has been released. From the changelog: "For simplifying the restoration of apt after a HD install, I wrote a small script that will do the work of restoring the dpkg database so people don't have to do it manually. To use it type 'sudo dpkg-restore'. I brought emeLFM more into the DSL system, now it should launch installed programs when items are clicked on; also, now it will open with $HOME on one side and '/ ' on the other. Also added is nfs-common (lockd, statd, showmount, and nfsstat) and protmap which should allow DSL to act as a thin client (thanks for the suggestion Robert S.)..." More in the changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.4.9.iso (47.1MB).
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| 2003-09-25 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.8 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.8 has been released. Some of the improvements: "I added Fabian Franz's 'toram' linuxrc routine. So the whole system could be put into RAM. It requires only 64MB of RAM. As suggested, I added a routine that makes an icon for Firebird after download. I did some install clean up. Firebird will only run from the ramdisk as root but runs fine under 'damnsmall' after HD install -- the install script run some perl regex to strip out the sudo from the menu after install. The Firebird icon will act in a similar manner. I restored the ability to chose language specific keyboard layout (e.g. 'lang=de'), the default is US English. The Debian 'wireless-tools' package was added..." More in the changelog. Download: damnsmall-0.4.8.iso (47.1MB). Also new: a Damn Small Linux user forum.
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| 2003-09-12 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.7 |
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A new Damn Small Linux release is out. Changes in version 0.4.7: "New apps and features: parted (partition tool), rdesktop (RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server), Xpacman (fun and tiny Pacman game), updated the Firebird script to 0.6.1, update lilo, added an option to set frequency for the Xvesa server. Bugs and Cleanups: fixed some post-install bugs (sudo, swap), did a little post install script cleaning, fixed irc bug, fixed screensaver bug. There have been a lot of requests for rdesktop and GNU/parted. On the entertainment side, Xpacman couldn't be passed up with a binary of just 22k. I've been working on smoothing DSL out, so some time was put into fixing bugs and getting DSL install on the hard drive will less knocks." The full changelog and package list. Download: damnsmall-0.4.7.iso (47.0MB).
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| 2003-09-05 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.6 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.6 is out. From the changelog: "Dillo with more patches! Andreas Kemnade was kind enough to modify his SSL patch to make it compatible with Frank de Lange's frames and tabs patch. The binary is only 337k! Also, I added traceroute, fixed a rendering problem with netcardconfig, and modified startx so that it will save your selected settings for the next X session -- run 'xsetup.sh' as root if you want to change it." Download: damnsmall-0.4.6.iso (47.6MB).
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| 2003-08-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.5 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.5 is released. From the changelog: "For 0.4.5, there is now generic printer support. Fluxbox and most X applications are running under user 'damnsmall' instead of root. For convenience, I added sudo. I also added Microcom (a very small serial terminal emulator). And for the kids, I added Oneko. 0.4.5 has a bug fix; now the swap partition should be properly recognized which makes DSL more compatible with low ram systems. There is another browser added in 0.4.5, a tabs and frames enabled, patched version of Dillo (still only 335k and very fast!). Finally, there are a few small desktop enhancements...I remapped the icons so that they fit in the smallest resolution setting. I made the enhance feature smarter, so that it will not launch duplicate applications, but will bring bbpager into theme compliance. There is a new theme: FoggyNight..." Download: damnsmall-0.4.5.iso (47.6MB).
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| 2003-08-19 |
NEW • Damn Small Linux: Damn Fine Distro |
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Damn Small Linux (or DSL for short) is a Linux distribution with a difference. Although it is based on the KNOPPIX live CD, its size has been reduced drastically to fit on a 50MB business-card shape CD. Damn Small Linux is a general purpose distribution to carry around in one's wallet; it comes with XFree86 and the Fluxbox window manager, while other light-weight applications for email, web browsing, word processing, instant messaging and playing music are also included. James Zaldivar has been highly impressed with this light-weight distribution and, after sharing his experiences in a brief review, he went on to interview the author of Damn Small Linux - John Andrews.
Damn Small Linux: Damn Fine Distro...
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| 2003-07-24 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.4.1 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.4.1 is out. Changes: "Now in 0.4.1 there is the choice of two X servers -- Xvesa and Xfbdev. Xfbdev uses the framebuffer provided by the Linux framebuffer device. That means it may be a much better choice for older laptops. In fact I have a couple of old laptops (Pentium I) that were completely incompatible with Xvesa but worked very well with the framebuffer server. The key is to use a FB that your laptop can support -- this has to be selected at boot time. In the case of these two Pentium Is fb800x600 did the trick. (If your hardware supports it, Xvesa is still preferred because it is more flexible and faster.) Also new for 0.4.1 is the emelFM file manager. I liked worker a lot, but emelFM is simpler and has practically no learning curve. Also, emelFM is smaller than Worker, and I needed the room!" See the changelog for more information. Download: damnsmall-0.4.1.iso (48.7MB).
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| 2003-06-26 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 0.3.11 |
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Damn Small Linux 0.3.11 has been released. Changes: "New for 0.3.11, DSL now has PCMCIA support to connect laptops to the Internet, and an experimental routine to grab Mozilla Firebird from the Internet and auto install the browser while holding it in memory -- this works pretty well if you have a fast connection and the RAM." Damn Small Linux is a live CD Linux distribution which fits on a 50 MB credit card shape CD; for more information please visit the distribution's web site. Download: damnsmall-0.3.11.iso (48MB).
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