DSL was built at first as an experiment, but over time the application grew into a comprehensive community project with lots of development hours. The project offers a powerful and flexible backup and restore system which supports any writable media including a floppy drive, USB device or a hard drive. A wide range of command line utilities is also available.
DSL's desktop provides a set of application which ensures the best balance of size, functionality and speed.
Damn Small also acts as a FTP / SSH / HTTPD server which runs directly on a live CD. The interface is simple and easy to us.
Although Damn Small Linux is very small in size, the application is smart enough to do a wide range of things, including:
- Boot directly from a USB drive or a business card CD
- Boot from within another operating system
- Run smoothly on an IDE Compact Flash drive
- Turn itself into a Debian distribution
- Extend its capabilities without the need of customization
- Run even on a 486DX with only 16MB of Ram
Pros
- It's easy to instrall and configure.
- It's very small in size and provides increased functionality.
Cons
- The interface is rather clunky.
- The text in some areas is tricky-to-read.
| Name | Damn Small Linux |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.4.9 |
| Developer | John Andrews | see all products from this developer |
| Product Homepage | Damn Small Linux |
| License | Free (Freeware) |
| Last Week Downloads | 66 |
| All Time Downloads | 34,925 |
| Filename | http://distro.ibiblio.org/damnsmall/release_candidate/ |
| Filesize | 50.4MB |
| OS Support | Linux, Unix |
| Category | Utilities |
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Damn Small Linux has been tested by Download82.com team against viruses, spyware, adware, trojan, backdoors and was found to be 100% clean. Our editors will recheck this software periodically to assure that it remains clean.
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Old Versions
| Software | Date Added |
|---|---|
| Damn Small Linux 4.11 RC2 | November 28, 2012 - Latest Version |
| Damn Small Linux 4.4.10 | November 19, 2008 |
| Damn Small Linux 4.4.9 | November 14, 2008 |
| Damn Small Linux 4.4.8 | November 11, 2008 |
| Damn Small Linux 4.4.7 | October 30, 2008 |