| Damn
Small
Linux是一套基于业务卡（50M字节）可启动光盘的Linux发行。尽管它的个头如此之小，它努力成为一份可用并且易用的桌面。Damn
Small
Linux的桌面几乎是完整的一套，包括xmms（支持mp3和mpeg）、FTP客户端、基于links的web浏览器、电子制表软件、电子邮件程序、
英语拼写检查、字处理器、三个编辑器（nedit、nvi及类似emacs的zile）、xpdf阅读器、worker文件管理器、naim（支持
AIM、ICQ和IRC）、VNCviewer、SSH/SCP服务器和客户端、DHCP客户端、PPP及PPPoE、web服务器、计算器、
Fluxbox窗口管理器、系统监视软件、USB支持，并且它很快就将拥有PCMCIA支持。如果你喜欢Damn Small
Linux，你可以安装到你的硬盘上。由于所有的软件都是小巧型的，所以它对老旧的硬件会是一个很好的选择。
Robert Shingledecker has announced the first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 4.0. From the changelog: "New pen drive usbhdd installation script now uses GRUB with DSL on 2nd small partition; removed pen drive usbzip install script, syslinux and mtools; changed default root menu from dfm to chosen WM menu; updated 'Getting Started' to reflect changed defaults; changed kernel from 2.4.34.1 to 2.4.31 to gain user contributed modules; created new support modules: cloop, unionfs, ndiswrapper, fuse and madwifi; updated nano-tiny to 2.0.6; fixed non-critical bug in dsl-config concerning hard drive installations; added DSL 3 runlevel for multiple user DSL consoles; fixed bug in iwconfig-setup; updated Fluxbox menus to use system default (Helvetica); added Vim link...." Download: dsl-4.0rc1.iso (47.4MB, MD5). On a related note, the current stable branch, the 3.4 series, has been updated to version 3.4.1. |
