Damn Small Linux is back, and I am very happy!

 

I used to use Damn Small Linux, or "DSL" a lot back in the day.

If you are old enough, you remember cd's that were the size of a 50 cent piece (or a little bigger).

The entire distribution would fit on one, and was only 50 mb in size. That is insanely tiny.

In order to make a distribution these days that is flushed out for most users, it has to be larger.

DSL now is about 700 mb, but I have been pleasantly surprised at how it had some of the old DSL charm.

Then again, I could be seeing things through nostalgic glasses, but it's still cool.

The funny part is, what I used DSL for most back then was fixing windows problems. :D

Here's my screenshot: (Click to enlarge)

If you look, you won't see conky. I always felt like it was a neat idea, but got in my way, so yeah, I turned it off.

The creators of "The New DSL 2024" have this to say:

"The New DSL 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY.

DSL 2024 currently only ships with two window managers: Fluxbox and JWM. Both are lightweight, fairly intuitive, and easy to use." -https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

If you are the nostalgic geek I am, or just love checking out Linux distro's, I suggest checking it out. :)

-Denny