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Damn Small Linux v4.0 has been released

Damn Small is small enough and smart enough to do the following things: Boot from a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD) Boot from a USB pen drive Boot from within a host operating system (that's right, it can run *inside* Windows) Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call "frugal install" Transform into a Debian OS with a traditional hard drive install Run light enough to power a 486DX with 16MB of Ram Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be amazed at how fast your computer can be!) Modularly grow -- DSL is highly extendable without the need to customize Change Log for v4.0 * Upgraded kernel from 2.4.26 to 2.4.31. * Created new support modules: cloop, unionfs, ndiswrapper, fuse, and madwifi in support of kernel change. * Changed icon/file manager to dfm for drag-n-drop capability. * Updated murgaLua to v0.5.5 * Updated nano-tiny to v2.0.6. * Updated Xpdf to v3.0.2 * Updated flrun.lua to v1.1.2 * Updated "Getting Started" to reflect the many changes implemented in 4.0. * New dfmext.lua GUI tool for dfm associations. * New xtar.lua. A new GUI to view,extract or process as a MyDSL extension various tar files. * New netcardconf.lua. A new GUI to configure netcards, relaces dialog version. * New printing.lua, called from the printer icon, provides "intelligent icon" to handle all printing needs, from setup, start, stop, or print, double-click or drag-n-drop. * New add2filetool.lua, add2Xfiletool.lua, add2bootlocal.lua provides smooth interface for these tasks, double-click or drag-n-drop * New switcher.lua GUI to switch WM, jwm, fluxbox, or swm * Added sudo to myprism2, myndis, myiwconfig so they can be run from home by double clicking associated icons. * New automatic update of etc.ld.cache for better support of uci extensions. * Updated frugal_grub install to prompt for MyDSL, boot options, and langauge options. * Added 'checkfs' option to grub menu for frugal grub installations. * 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 font (helvetica). * Added vim link. * Patched knoppix-autoconfig to correct language issues. * Updated minirt24.gz waitusb function. * Fixed cloop error on traditional hard drive installations. * New pendrive usbhdd installation script now uses grub with DSL on 2nd small partition and prompt for boot options. * Removed pendrive usbzip install script, syslinux and mtools. * Added taskbar buttons & click to focus in .jwmrc * Added emelfm - dropped mc * Created new Standard Boot floppy & PCMCIA modules floppy. * Updated getman/man url * Updated .torsmo_ip to fetch ethernet device from /proc * Updated functions5.lua * Updated DSLpanel Backgrounds calls dfm background option * Update mydslDownload.lua * Factored out .jwmrc-tray for better user control of tray icon choices. * Restored busybox link to provide rpm2cpio. * Added gettime.lua to jwm and fluxbox menus. * Addded dfmext GUI, add2bootlocal, add2filetool, and add2Xfiletool to jwm and fluxbox menus. * Added libm.so link Hope you enjoy the new look, feel, and additional capabilities of DSL.

>> Damn Small Linux v4.0

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Damn Small Linux v3.4.4 has been released...

09/18/2007 03:55 PM: Damn Small Linux v4.0rc4 by Philipp Esselbach
Damn Small Linux v4.0rc4 has been released...

09/04/2007 10:25 AM: Damn Small Linux v4.0rc3 by Philipp Esselbach
Damn Small Linux v4.0rc3 has been released...

08/28/2007 08:25 AM: Damn Small Linux v4.0 Release Candidate 2 by Philipp Esselbach
The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux v4.0 is now available for testing. DSL is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution....

08/14/2007 03:55 PM: Damn Small Linux v4.0 Release Candidate 1 by Philipp Esselbach
Damn Small Linux v4.0 Release Candidate 1 has been released...

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