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SliTaz

SliTaz is a free operating system, working completely in RAM and booting from removable media such as a CD-ROM or USB key. SliTaz is distributed as a LiveCD, and weighs less than 40MB. The system is quick and responsive, clean and robust.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Linux
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SliTaz is very slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...

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What is SliTaz?

SliTaz is a free operating system, working completely in RAM and booting from removable media such as a CD-ROM or USB key. SliTaz is distributed as a LiveCD, and weighs less than 40MB. The system is quick and responsive, clean and robust. SliTaz is simple and intuitive, providing a lightweight, elegant desktop, detailed documentation and easy to use configuration tools.

Root filesystem taking up about 100 MB and ISO image of less than 40 MB. Ready to use Web/FTP server powered by Busybox with CGI support. Browse the Web with Midori, Firefox or Lynx in text mode. Sound support provided by Alsa mixer, audio player and CD ripper/encoder. Chat, mail and FTP clients. SSH client and server powered by Dropbear. Database engine with SQLite. Generate a LiveUSB device. Tools to create, edit or burn CD or DVD images. Elegant desktop with Openbox running on the top of Xorg/Xvesa (X server). Homemade graphical boxes to command line utilities. 4967 packages easily installable from the mirror. Active and friendly community.