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Damn Small Linux

Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:12 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Debian, KNOPPIX
Origin: USA
Architecture: i386
Desktop: JWM, Fluxbox
Category: Old Computers, Live Medium
Status: Discontinued (defined)
Popularity: Not ranked

Damn Small Linux is a business card size (50MB) live CD Linux distribution. Despite its minuscule size it strives to have a functional and easy to use desktop. Damn Small Linux has a nearly complete desktop, including XMMS (MP3, and MPEG), FTP client, links-hacked web browser, spreadsheet, email, spellcheck (US English), a word-processor, three editors (Nedit, nVi, Zile [emacs clone]), Xpdf, Worker (file manager), Naim (AIM, ICQ, IRC), VNCviwer, SSH/SCP server and client, DHCP client, PPP, PPPoE, a web server, calculator, Fluxbox window manager, system monitoring apps, USB support, and soon it will have PCMCIA support as well. If you like Damn Small Linux you can install it on your hard drive. Because all the applications are small and light it makes a very good choice for older hardware.

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Feature	4.11-rc2	4.4.10	3.3	3.0	2.4	2.0	1.5	1.3.1	1.2.1	1.1	1.0.1	Feature
Release Date	2012-09-26	2008-11-17	2007-04-03	2006-06-20	2006-05-16	2005-11-22	2005-09-06	2005-07-19	2005-06-15	2005-05-05	2005-04-15	Release Date
End Of Life												End Of Life
Price (US$)	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free	Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)	0-0											Image Size (MB)
Free Download	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	ISO	Free Download
Installation	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	Graphical	--	Installation
Default Desktop	JWM	JWM	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Fluxbox	Default Desktop
Package Management	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	DEB	Package Management
Release Model	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Release Model
Office Suite	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	i386	Processor Architecture
Init Software	systemd	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	Init Software
Journaled File Systems	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	ext3	Journaled File Systems
Multilingual	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Multilingual
Asian Language Support	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Asian Language Support
Full Package List						2.0	1.5			1.1		Full Package List
Package	4.11-rc2	4.4.10	3.3	3.0	2.4	2.0	1.5	1.3.1	1.2.1	1.1	1.0.1	Package
abiword (3.0.5)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15)	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	2.05b	bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.90)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	chromium (114.0.5735.90)
cups (2.4.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	cups (2.4.3)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1)	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	3.0.1rc11	dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0)	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (113.0.2)	2.0	2.0	1.0.6	1.0.6	1.0.6	1.0.6	0.9.1	0.9.1	0.9.1	0.9.1	0.9.1	firefox (113.0.2)
freetype (2.13.0)	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	2.1.5	freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0)	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	3.3.1	gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37)	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	2.3.2	glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.2)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	gnome-shell (44.2)
gnucash (5.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06)	0.91	0.91	0.91	0.91	0.91	0.91	0.91	--	--	--	--	grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.3)	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	1.2.10	gtk (4.10.3)
httpd (2.4.57)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	k3b (23.04.1)
kmod (30)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5)												krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	libreoffice (7.5.3)
linux (6.3.5)	2.4.31	2.4.31	2.4.26	2.4.26	2.4.26	2.4.31	2.4.26	2.4.26	2.4.26	2.4.26	2.4.26	linux (6.3.5)
Package	4.11-rc2	4.4.10	3.3	3.0	2.4	2.0	1.5	1.3.1	1.2.1	1.1	1.0.1	Package
lxpanel (0.10.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (10.11.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	mariadb (10.11.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.1)	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	4.3.0	mesa (23.1.1)
mysql (8.0.33)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	nautilus (44.2)
NVIDIA (530.41.03)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1)	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	3.6.1p2	openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1)	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	0.9.7b	openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1)	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.6)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	php (8.2.6)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5)												plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.0)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	postfix (3.8.0)
postgresql (15.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Python (3.11.3)
qt (6.5.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.11.2)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	thunderbird (102.11.2)
vim (9.0)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	xorg-server (21.1.8)

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3.3

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2.4

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1.5

1.3.1

1.2.1

1.1

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