BasicLinux
| BasicLinux | |
|---|---|
| developer | Information is missing |
| License (s) | GPL |
| Current version | 3.50 (May 31, 2007) |
| ancestry |
GNU / Linux ↳ Slackware ↳ BasicLinux |
| Architecture (s) | x86 (i386) |
| Others | Price: free of charge Language: multilingual |
| distro.ibiblio.org/baslinux | |
BasicLinux (alternatively also BasLin , BasLinux or BL3 ) is a minimalist Linux distribution in English, which is intended especially for extremely old systems ( 386 and 486 ) with the usual amount of RAM at the time .
The system, which uses the Linux kernel 2.2.26, can be used with as little as 3 MB RAM without a graphical user interface - modern, full-fledged Linux systems need about 10 times as much.
The system itself is only 21.5 MB in size, with BusyBox and various command line-based programs such as the Mutt mail client being used. BasicLinux can also reside on the same partition as a Windows operating system. Another variant starts from two floppy disks, but requires more memory (12 MB). As a modification of Slackware 4.0, packages can be installed from it under BasicLinux.
Individual evidence
- ↑ [BL] BL3.50 floppy version , release message from May 31, 2007 on the mailing list
- ^ Requirements profile of Basic Linux