DSL-N 0.1 Alpha is available

Damnsmall 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.

About the Damn Small Linux

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

1. Boot from a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD)
2. Boot from a USB pen drive
3. Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows)
4. Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install"
5. Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install
6. Run light enough to power a 486DX with 16MB of Ram
7. Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be amazed at how fast your computer can be!)
8. 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. It was at first just a personal tool/toy. 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.

DSL has a nearly complete desktop, and many command line tools. All applications are chosen with the best balance of functionality, size and speed. Damn Small also has the ability to act as an SSH/FTP/HTTPD server right off of a live CD. In our quest to save space and have a fully functional desktop we've made many GUI administration tools which are fast yet still easy to use. What does DSL have?

Some more information 

DSL-N is built on Damn Small Linux technology. DSL-N is also small, bigger than DSL but smaller than most. DSL-N provides a reliable, and compact array of applications based mostly on the GTK2 libraries.

DSL-N is not an evolution of DSL, it is not intended as progress over the philosophy of DSL, but is intended for a different user, or the same user under different circumstances.

Features of DSL-N:

1. it is small
2. it has software which is feature full
3. it takes advantage of redundant lib dependencies and suits to pack features into a tight distribution
4. DSL-N has a modern kernel and does not squeeze out critical modules that would limit compatibility

Like DSL, DSL-n can:

1. Boot from from a CD as a live Linux distribution (LiveCD)
2. Boot from a USB pen drive
3. Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows)
4. Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install"
5. Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install
6. Run fully in RAM
7. Modularly grow -- DSL-N is highly extendable without the need to customize The applications in DSL-N were chosen because they    
    are functional, usable, and relatively compact. Unlike DSL, DSL-N has GTK2 applications, that means DSL-N will need more ram and CPU
    cycles than  DSL. To have a pleasant experience, we recommend at least 64MBs and 300MHz.

DSL-N, unlike DSL, does not have a hard size cap, but it is being developed by the DSL team, and we hate bloat! So, don't expect DSL-N to get too big.

For Download

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