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Damn Small Linux

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Damn Small Linux is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • International

Platforms

  • Mac  Live CD, Live USB
  • Windows  Live CD, Live USB
  • Linux  Live CD, Live USB
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  1.  Linux-based
  2.  Portable Linux

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  • unix
  • live-cd

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    • Developed by

      John Andrews, et al.

    • Licensing

      Open Source and Free product.

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    • Supported Languages

      • English

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    Our users have written 0 comments and reviews about Damn Small Linux, and it has gotten 28 likes

    Damn Small Linux was added to AlternativeTo by Valentin on Nov 9, 2009 and this page was last updated Feb 16, 2024. Damn Small Linux is sometimes referred to as DSL.
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    What is Damn Small Linux?

    Damn Small Linux is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution.

    Damn Small is small enough and smart enough to do the following things:

    • Boot from a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD)
    • Boot from a USB pen drive
    • Boot from within a host operating system (thats right, it can run inside Windows)
    • Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install"
    • Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install
    • Run light enough to power a 486DX with 16MB of Ram
    • Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be amazed at how fast your computer can be!)
    • Modularly grow -- DSL is highly extendable without the need to customize

    DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live CD. But over time, Damn Small Linux grew into a community project with hundreds of development hours put into refinements including a fully automated remote and local application installation system and a very versatile backup and restore system which may be used with any writable media including a hard drive, a floppy drive, or a USB device.

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