An Introduction to the Damn Small Linux

Damn Small Linux is a computer operating system originally based on the Model-K which was a simple version of Knoppix. Damn Small Linux was originally developed to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live CD. The curiosity and around this personal project gave a massive rise and eventually grew into a community project.

Features of Damn Small Linux

• Boot from a business card CD as a live Linux distribution (LiveCD)
• Boot from a USB drive
• Boot from within a host operating system

Range of Applications

• Dillo – Web browser
• Firefox – Web browser
• Ted – Word Processor
• Sylpheed -  e-mail client
• Xpaint – color image editing tool
• Xpdf – open source viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) files

Many hundreds of more applications are also available with some providing great graphical user interfaces and usability making Damn Small Linux a great piece of software.