12 years after the last test version and 16 years after the formation of the last stable release, the release of the Damn Small Linux 2024 distribution kit, intended for use on low-power systems and outdated equipment, has been published. The new release is of alpha quality and has been compiled for the i386 architecture. The size of the boot assembly is 665 MB (for comparison, the previous version had a size of 50 MB).
The assembly is based on the AntiX 23 Live distribution, which in turn is built on the Debian package base. The purpose of the revival of Damn Small Linux was the desire to obtain a compact Live distribution for legacy systems that fits on a CD (less than 700 MB) and offers graphical and console environments suitable for work. There are environments to choose from based on the Fluxbox and JWM window managers. Three web browsers are included: BadWolf, Dillo and Links2.
The set of office applications consists of the AbiWord text editor, the Gnumeric spreadsheet processor, the Sylpheed email client and the Zathura PDF viewer. For multimedia content, MPV and XMMS are included. The distribution also contains the mtPaint graphic editor, the zzzFM file manager, the gFTP FTP/SFTP client, and the Leafpad text editor.
Console applications include: Ranger file manager, VisiData spreadsheet processor, Tmux terminal multiplexer, Mutt email client, Cmus music player, CD/DVD burning program - CDW, SurfRaw search system, Vim and Nano text editors, W3M and Links2 browsers.
Source: opennet.ru