Desktop Light Linux
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 DeLi Linux 0.7.1 running Dillo and Abiword. |
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| Website: | www.delilinux.de |
| Company/ developer: |
Henry Jensen |
| OS family: | Linux |
| Source model: | Open source |
| Latest stable release: | 0.7.1 / October 17, 2006 |
| Kernel type: | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface: | IceWM |
| License: | GPL |
| Working state: | Current |
Desktop Light Linux (short DeLi Linux) is a Desktop Linux distribution for old PCs.
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[edit] Release dates
| Version | Date |
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| 0.1 | November 2, 2002 |
| 0.2 | March 19, 2003 |
| 0.3 | July 9, 2003 |
| 0.4 | November 26, 2003 |
| 0.5 | December 16, 2003 |
| 0.6 | June 16, 2004 |
| 0.6.1 | September 9, 2004 |
| 0.7 | September 15, 2006 |
| 0.7.1 | October 17, 2006 |
[edit] Requirements
DeLi Linux needs a 386 with 8 MB RAM as a minimum. It should work smoothly with a 486 and 16 MB RAM. A full installation with all packages requires nearly 400 MB of harddisk space.
[edit] Shipped Software
DeLi Linux comes with Abiword and Siag Office as Office suite. As Webbrowser there is Dillo and Links and as e-Mail client mutt and Sylpheed. As Window Manager IceWM and Fluxbox are included. As editors DeLi Linux offers e3, elvis and Beaver.
[edit] Programs not included
Since DeLi Linux ships only light weight software, many popular Open Source programs are not included, such as GNOME, KDE, Emacs, Mozilla, Firefox or Thunderbird.
[edit] Current version 0.7.x
Until version 0.6.1 DeLi Linux was based on Slackware 7, equipped with a 2.2 Linux Kernel.
DeLi Linux version 0.7.x is a complete new development from scratch, with kernel 2.4.33.3, and no longer based on Slackware. The OS still uses the Slackware package management, additionally there is a new port system based on CRUX. DeLi Linux is now based on uClibc instead of Glibc. A port of OpenBSD's Korn Shell is used as the default shell.
