Damn Small Linux

I decided to test this functionality by deploying a new instance of Damn Small Linux (DSL) on my host via an OVA file on my laptop. Deploying the OVA was simple and direct via the wizard, as shown in Figure 5. I dropped the DSL OVA file into wizard, specified the storage and networking and clicked finish.

Note: Our weird and wonderful niche Linux distros roundup has been fully updated. This feature was first published in December 2011. Fed up with the bog-standard Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and so on? Looking for a distro that reflects your individuality? In this roundup we've discovered no less than 13 of ...

Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. It was inspired by Minix, a small Unix System and was introduced in October 1991. The first official version was Linux 0.02. In 2001, 2.4 version was released. It is developed under GNU license, which allows the source code of ...

But the other five in the top ten are more diverse, with distributions such as MEPIS, Knoppix, Damn Small Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, and Sabayon. In other words, not only is there less diversity today in the top ten than you might think, but that has always been the case -- and, over the years, what little exists ...

Modern Linux distros are designed to appeal to a large number of users who run modern hardware. As a result, they have become too bloated for older machines, even if you manually delete files. Without a healthy dollop of system memory and an extra core or two, these distros may not deliver the best ...

Linux is pretty darn awesome when used on super-powerful machines. However, where the kernel really shines is when operating systems leverage it for less powerful computers. In other words, Linux can breathe new life into old computers thanks to lightweight distributions. One of the most infamous ...

Damn Small Linux What's particularly intriguing about an announcement made last Friday, however, is that it's not just an ordinary update. Rather, news of this new release signals the return of a ... It's Damn Small Linux, specifically, and it just rolled out a first release candidate for a brand-new version 4.11.

Similar in some ways to Damn Small Linux (DSL), Puppy is ideally suited both for older hardware and for usage situations where minimal resources are available. Whereas most LiveCD versions of Linux must go back and forth to the CD, Puppy's RAM-loadable size means that applications are lightning fast ...

(Damn Small Linux, incidentally, is similar.) Though it has a small footprint, Puppy is still full-featured and includes a variety of configuration and application installation wizards. The whole OS is small enough to run directly from system RAM, so applications start quickly and respond to user input instantly.

I decided to test this functionality by deploying a new instance of Damn Small Linux (DSL) on my host via an OVA file on my laptop. Deploying ...

Note: Our weird and wonderful niche Linux distros roundup has been fully updated. This feature was first published in December 2011.

Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. It was inspired by Minix, a small Unix System and was ...

But the other five in the top ten are more diverse, with distributions such as MEPIS, Knoppix, Damn Small Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, and ...

Scott Walker, for his part, would be a Damn Small Linux (DSL) user. Requiring merely 50MB of disk space and 16MB of RAM to run, DSL can ...

Modern Linux distros are designed to appeal to a large number of users who run modern hardware. As a result, they have become too bloated ...

Linux is pretty darn awesome when used on super-powerful machines. However, where the kernel really shines is when operating systems ...

Damn Small Linux is a light-weight operating system designed to run on older computers which might not have the speedy processors, large ...

Similar in some ways to Damn Small Linux (DSL), Puppy is ideally suited both for older hardware and for usage situations where minimal ...

(Damn Small Linux, incidentally, is similar.) Though it has a small footprint, Puppy is still full-featured and includes a variety of configuration and ...

Then I started using Linux only (here's a shout for Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux!) until two years ago, when I got my Chromebook.

I decided to test this functionality by deploying a new instance of Damn Small Linux (DSL) on my host via an OVA file on my laptop. Deploying ...

Note: Our weird and wonderful niche Linux distros roundup has been fully updated. This feature was first published in December 2011.

openSUSE formerly SUSE Linux and SuSE Linux Professional, is a Linux-based project and distribution sponsored by SUSE Linux GmbH and ...

But the other five in the top ten are more diverse, with distributions such as MEPIS, Knoppix, Damn Small Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, and ...

Scott Walker, for his part, would be a Damn Small Linux (DSL) user. Requiring merely 50MB of disk space and 16MB of RAM to run, DSL can ...

Modern Linux distros are designed to appeal to a large number of users who run modern hardware. As a result, they have become too bloated ...

In fact, you can opt instead for a distribution geared towards being lightweight — like Damn Small Linux (DSL). With DSL, you get a full-blown ...

Linux is pretty darn awesome when used on super-powerful machines. However, where the kernel really shines is when operating systems ...

If your PCs are resource-limited, then consider a lightweight distro such as Puppy Linux, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Bodhi, or Damn Small Linux.

Damn Small Linux is a light-weight operating system designed to run on older computers which might not have the speedy processors, large ...

Similar in some ways to Damn Small Linux (DSL), Puppy is ideally suited both for older hardware and for usage situations where minimal ...

(Damn Small Linux, incidentally, is similar.) Though it has a small footprint, Puppy is still full-featured and includes a variety of configuration and ...

(Damn Small Linux, incidentally, is similar.) Though it has a small footprint, Puppy is still full-featured and includes a variety of configuration and ...

Waarom een log besturingssysteem als Ubuntu, Windows 7 of Mac OS X gebruiken als het ook klein en fijn kan? Er zijn verschillende redenen te bedenken waarom je een minimaal besturingssysteem zou willen installeren. Misschien wil je een oude pc, ...

I decided to test this functionality by deploying a new instance of Damn Small Linux (DSL) on my host via an OVA file on my laptop.