Devil-Linux

Devil-Linux is a mini distribution especially designed for a firewall and promises easy customization. Devil-Linux Boots from CD so there is no need for a hard disk. It supports Intel 486 and higher processors and uses the latest Linux kernel.

Devil-Linux is a distribution which boots and runs completely from CDROM. The configuration can be saved to a floppy diskette or a USB pen drive. Devil Linux was originally intended to be a dedicated firewall/router but now Devil-Linux can also be used as a server for many applications. Attaching an optional hard drive is easy, and many network services are included in the distribution.

The system is designed to install without the use of a hard drive. It requires the use of a CDROM and a write-protected floppy. The CDROM provides the operating system, and the floppy provides the configuration information, via a tarball that is unpacked into the /etc directory. In this way, the system is fully configurable, yet the running system has no writeable device.

False accusations about IRC bot in Devil-Linux 1.2.10
Hi Victor, Victor Grishchenko plotinka.ru> writes: > While building and testing a customized version of DevilLinux router > distro I found an IRC bot onboard. As far as I understood, it was > EnergyMech compiled from source right there plus some executable named > "TODO" (for camouflage purposes). The stuff unfolds at /shm/sshd/ and > runs somehow. Sadly, I had no time for detailed investigation. It leaves > an overall impression of script kiddie's work. > Last days DevilLinux website seems to be dead. I am the project leader of Devil-Linux. First of all our website is up and was not down at any time. I don't know how this boot got on your system, but what you're writing does not make any sense. 1. There's no boot included in the DL sources 2. I can never have been compiled on a running DL system, because there are no compilers included. 3. It can only have been introduced (compiled from source as you say) if the machine you compiled DL on, was compromised. 4. The location you specify (/shm) is a ram disk. So it must be copied onto the system after it boots up. This can only be the case if you have the system wide open and somebody can log in easily. 5. I verified the official 1.2.10 release and there's no boot to be seen. So it seems the problem does not like with Devil-Linux, but rather with your own system. Please stop spreading accusations like this, especially without properly analyzing the issue first. Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org 

Devil-Linux v1.2.10 released
This release includes many new packages, updates to newer versions for many existing packages, and various bug fixes.

Devil-Linux v1.2.9 released
The changes include lot's of software updates, addition of ipset, PAM, some missing netfilter modules and netfilter L7 classifier. See the changelog for details.

Devil-Linux Product Documentation
Access the complete online documentation for all versions of Devil Linux operating system.

Online Resources
1. 1.0 (Previous Stable Release)
2. 1.2 (Current Stable Release)
3. 1.3 (Development Release)

Downloads:
http://www.devil-linux.org/downloads/index.php