#damnsmalllinux

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io
2025-07-08

#DamnSmallLinux revived an aging #EeePC. Here’s how to use it to resurrect any old computer.
Damn Small Linux 2024 Alpha is based on #Debian and antiX, DSL uses Fluxbox and JWM window managers. There is a limited range of pre-installed software, covering web browsers, text editors, code editors, media playback and email. Because it is a Debian-based system, we can install applications using the apt package manager.
tomshardware.com/desktops/damn

2025-05-25

Tom’s Hardware: Damn Small Linux revived my aging Eee PC. Here’s how to use it to resurrect any old computer.. “Damn Small Linux 2024 runs well on the venerable Asus Eee PC. Basic web browsing, text editing and general computing tasks are achievable. More advanced tasks, high definition video and image editing will depend on the age of your machine. On the Eee PC we found YouTube playback […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/toms-hardware-damn-small-linux-revived-my-aging-eee-pc-heres-how-to-use-it-to-resurrect-any-old-computer/

At a time when Linux distributions were growing larger and more resource-intensive, Damn Small Linux (DSL) proved that efficiency could still reign supreme. First released in 2003, DSL was a fully functional Linux system that fit into just 50MB. It could run entirely from a USB stick or a business card-sized CD, making it perfect for lightweight systems, rescue operations, and breathing life into ancient hardware.

Despite its small size, DSL packed a graphical interface, a web browser, an office suite, and essential networking tools. It became a favorite among minimalists and tech enthusiasts who wanted a portable Linux environment with near-instant boot times. Though its development slowed in the 2010s, DSL has made a comeback, with a revived version appearing in 2023. Even in a world of gigabyte-heavy operating systems, its philosophy of efficiency and portability still holds up today.

#DamnSmallLinux #LinuxMinimalism #LightweightOS #TechHistory

Claudio Zizza 🦜SenseException@phpc.social
2024-06-08

@hokaze @hikari I liked #DamnSmallLinux a lot back then. It was much much smaller in the past.
damnsmalllinux.org

2024-05-27

Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a lightweight Linux distribution specifically designed for older computers with x86 processors.

Damn Small Linux is added in OpenSourceFeed Gallery.
opensourcefeed.org/distributio
#damnsmalllinux #dsl #opensource

Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a lightweight Linux distribution specifically designed for older computers with x86 processors.
2024-05-26

Damn Small Linux (DSL) 2024 RC4 has been released
opensourcefeed.org/dsl-rc4-rel

#DamnSmallLinux #dsl

Damn Small Linux (DSL) 2024 RC4 has been released
https://www.opensourcefeed.org/dsl-rc4-release/

#DamnSmallLinux #dsl
maryjane :fediverso:maryjane@coletivos.org
2024-02-15

#bunsenlabs e o #DamnSmallLinux tiveram ambos novas releases, ao fim de vários anos.

Usei bastante estas duas distros no passado em computadores antigos com poucos recursos.

À pála disso saquei estas novas versões do Bubsen e do DSL para dar um olhinho. E o Bunsenlabs está muito fixe.

2024-02-12

Damn Small Linux is back and bigger than ever (but still small enough to fit on a CD)

Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution designed to breathe new life into old computer hardware by offering a full desktop operating system that runs on a wide range of hardware, but which takes up as little disk space as possible.
The original goal of DSL was to keep everything under 50MB, and version of the operating […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=166541

#DamnSmallLinux #damnSmallLinux2024 #DSL #dsl2024 #linux #operatingSystems

@gnulinux Danke für Ihre interessanten Podcasts und Ihre großartige Arbeit!
Wir, Ihr Publikum, würden uns sehr freuen, wenn Sie ganz bald, bei den nächsten Podcasts, über diese Themen:
1) weblets.sourceforge.net/ (#LETS)
2) complementarycurrency.org/
3) Damn Small Linux #damnsmalllinux
berichten würden.

PS: Gute Besserung!

Games That I MissedGamesMissed
2024-02-07

This may be ludicrously ambitious. My next stop is .

Gik :prami: | 💙➡️🇺🇦gikiski@social.lol
2024-02-04

Damn Small Linux 2024 (alpha)

700 MB design limit

damnsmalllinux.org

#DamnSmallLinux

Marcel SIneM(S)USsimsus@social.tchncs.de
2024-02-04

Könnte ich mir nach Auslaufen des Supports für Windows 10 gut vorstellen

Von den Toten auferstanden: #DamnSmallLinux 2024 Alpha 1 | iX Magazin heise.de/news/Von-den-Toten-au #DamnSmallLinux2024 :tux: #Linux #OpenSource

Impossible Umbrella :donor: :tux: :vim:ImpossibleUmbrella@infosec.exchange
2024-02-03

I keep meaning to find a suitable Linux distro for an old #netbook I found a while back. It’s a (slow) 32-bit x86 machine with minimal RAM; so #damnsmalllinux looks like it might be just the ticket…

lemmy.ndlug.org/post/655313

:mima_rule: Mima-samamima@makai.chaotic.ninja
2024-02-02

Real up-to-date live #Linux CDs are getting uncommon now, so this is the perfect time for #DamnSmallLinux to have a comeback this year as #DamnSmallLinux2024! ​:alice_wine:​

RE:
https://alpha.polymaths.social/users/sotolf/statuses/01HNME9CCQ6CZTW00E5RR8DWP1

2024-02-01

El retorno de #damnsmalllinux
La microdistro para PCs del año del ñaupa.
damnsmalllinux.org/

LeftyLabourTechTorontoleftylabourtech@mstdn.social
2024-02-01

For those of you who have been #gnulinux users for a long time, you might remember #DamnSmallLinux . The last official release of DSL was 18 years ago.

There's an attempt to revive the project with #DamnSmallLinux2024. Right now, it's in the "alpha" stage of development and is largely based on the 32 bit version of #antix. It's not as small as it used to be, but the ISO image will fit on a CD disk.

#Linux #Linuxdistros

damnsmalllinux.org/

Lautaro :mastodon: :pixelfed:Lautaro_Ferrero
2023-03-07

Me llama mucho la atención el navegador Dillo, pero lo he probado dos o tres veces y hay páginas que no se ven bien. Quizá sea alguna mala configuración o algo, lo voy a usar de nuevo y ver que pasa. Funciona muy bien lo poco que lo usé.
Venía en Damn Small Linux!!!

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