Devil-Linux
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 Devil Linux Login Screen |
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| Website: | www.devil-linux.org |
| Company/ developer: |
DL team |
| OS family: | Linux |
| Source model: | Open source |
| Latest stable release: | 1.2.13 / March 1, 2007 |
| Working state: | Current |
Devil-Linux is a Linux distribution for use as a router/firewall which boots and runs completely from CD-ROM which is often put on an older PC that would otherwise go to waste. This, combined with a hub or switch is a solution some Linux users prefer instead of using a dedicated router.
Devil-Linux does not provide a graphical interface, making it a very light-weight distribution. Nevertheless, it includes a wide range of services (E.g.: DNS, Web, FTP, SMTP, ...), tools (MySQL, Lynx, Wget, ...) and security utilities (OpenVPN, Shorewall, ...) ensuring a high level of flexibility. Saving the configuration to a (later write protected) floppy disk, the settings can be restored at boot. Without using writable media, Devil-Linux is extremely secure from outside attacks.
Devil-Linux uses a Linux from Scratch (LFS) build system that allows the user to create customized versions of this distribution.
It uses the grsecurity kernel-patch.
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