Slax 9.3.0, clean, simple and easy to use!

Slax 9.3.0 was released on December 24th, 2017.

Slax is not the kind of Linux you install on your computer. It's meant to be a fully functional, fast, simple "boot from usb key" type of Linux.

It's great for use on public computers, for rescuing data from a computer where the native OS refuses to function, and I like to boot Best Buy computers with it to mess with the staff.

This has to be the cleanest, sleekest Slax I have ever seen. It's just beautiful. Simple and easy to use, it has two menu options, the quick launch menu (bottom left), and a right click menu with more options.

Here's the Slax team's bit on their operating system:

"Slax is a Live operating system based on Linux. Live means it runs from an external media without any need for permanent installation. Slax boots from USB mass storage devices such as Flash Drive keys as well as from regular hard drives and CD/DVD discs. Simply plug your device in and boot from it. Entire Slax operating system resides in a single directory /slax/ on your device, making it easier to organize with your other data.

Slax provides FluxBox window manager already preconfigured for the most common tasks. Included is a Web browser chromium, Terminal emulator xterm and simple text editor leafpad and calculator qalculate. You can put Slax on wide range of different filesystems, including EXT (ext2,ext3,ext4), btrfs, and even FAT and NTFS.

When Slax is started from a read-only media such as CD/DVD, it keeps all system modifications in memory only, and all the modifications are lost when you reboot. On the other hand, if you run Slax from a writable device such as USB Flash Drive, it can store all changes there, so all your configurations and modifications are restored next time you boot, even if it is on a different computer. This feature is known as Persistent Changes and you can read more about it in a separate chapter." -https://www.slax.org/en/introduction.php

Here is a graphical rundown:

 This is the desktop after boot

This is the app menu after clicking bottom left icon

This is the file manager, PCManFM

This is the web browser Chromium

Good old Leafpad. It's a lightweight 

text editor for jotting down notes.

Right click menu, with resolution options.

Right click menu with keyboard language options.

Qalculate, a solid calculator.

Xterm is the terminal emulator. Just to show some action, 

I ran the ls command.

WiCd network manager for configuring 

wifi and other internet options.

The logout/shutdown menu.

Alsa Mixer is the audio mixer on Slax.

This is just showing Slax running 

several programs at once.

While I wouldn't use this on a daily basis, I love systems like this for when I am on the go or need to troubleshoot something. If you could use something like this, I suggest you check it out.

The website is https://www.slax.org/en/

-Denny