MuLinux
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| MuLinux | |
| Website | [1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux |
| Latest stable release | 14r0 / February 10, 2004 |
| Latest unstable release | Lepton 0.5 / April 15, 2004 |
| Supported platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface | fvwm |
| License | GPL and other |
| Working state | Frozen |
Mulinux is an distribution maintained by Michele Andreoli with a purpose to make it possible to use very old computers as servers or workstations. Mulinux can be started from floppies, installed to hard disk from floppies and unpacked by self unpacking archive on DOS/Window system.
Minimal configuration:
4 MB RAM for hard disk istallation
16 MB for start from floppies
about 20 MB hard disk space
Intel 80486 processor
Mulinux consists of several packages (each of them takes one floppy):
SRV - base server package (web, mail, samba...)
WKS - base work station package (mutt, ssh, pgp...)
X11 - base X Window environment (VGA server in 16 colors, window managers: fvwm95, Afterstep...)
VNC - to use computer as graphic terminal
GCC - C compiler
TCL - Tcl/Tk +
TEX - TeX typesetting system
PERL - Perl interpreter with modules
EMU - Wine, Dosemu
JVM - Kaffe Java virtual machine
NS1 - SVGA X server i and part of Netscape Navigator
NS2 - second part of Netscape Navigator
"Contrib" packages of other authors are available.
The distribution is not developed recently. The last version is 14r0. There is experimental version called Lepton with 2.4 kernel.
[edit] External links
- Official page
- Independent review, July 2005 issue of Linux Format [2]
- ACM Indexed scientific database: Linux Journal Volume 2000 , Issue 75es (July 2000) Using Linux in Embedded and Real-Time Systems [3]
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