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Im not too well versed eith FTP sites, is there any advice to help me navigate around and know what i'm downloading? For example I wanted to download Damn Small Linux but I was overwhelmed with all the folders. I think I know which ISO I wanted, but there were like 3 variations of it. One was dsl-4.4.10initrd.iso the other was dsl-4.4.10.iso and the other was current.iso, so idk which.. My gut tells the dsl-4.4.10.iso is the standard which im looking for, but I would like to know what the other variations are for (btw I know what initrd is, but not how it relates to this iso download) Also if I may ask one more question is it possible to wget threads here on LQ or any site for that matter? (like all pages of a thread) Thank you
Last edited by linux4evr5581; 10-06-2016 at 03:13 PM.
Gotta agree wtih John VV here. DSL is dormant, haven't had a release in 8 years, their last BETA release was even 4 years ago. If I were you, I'd find another distro to go with, nowadays it's not hard to find specialty distro's designed to be as small as possible but still have the ability to do <whatever>.
but this Release candidate ( early TESTING ) never went farther since 2012
I assumed it was that good, like as in stable.. But if it's been abandoned then nvm... I'm looking for lightweight secure distro to use a proxy in a VM. I was looking at Puppy Linux but it logs in as root, so I guess if it does that then its not really secure?
Last edited by linux4evr5581; 10-06-2016 at 04:34 PM.
Many distro's offer a wide array of files. You will have to read up on the various files before you go to the download page usually. Sometimes you can guess the one you want by it's name. The home pages or faq pages or looking at distrowatch.com for clues or reading forums or other pages to decide what you may need.
The most important thing to know is the architecture of your machine (32- or 64-bit) and to pick the appropriate variety. You can install a 32-bit OS on a 64-bit machine, though I wouldn't recommend it, but not vice versa.
Other than that, a web search for how to pick a linux *.iso file will turn up a number of useful links--too many for me to presume to pick just one to recommend.
The best advice I can give is to pick a mainstream distro (OpenSUSE, Mageia, Mint, Debian, Slackware, one of the *buntus), then stick with it for a while until you get the hang of things. I would avoid a distro that seems to exist solely because its maintainers are fans of a particular desktop configuration (EnlightenmentOS would be an example of this AFAIC), though I'd make an exception to that statement as regards the *buntus.
Don't get hung up on what desktop environment to use. You can always install a different one and try it out; multiple desktop environments can exist quite happily on the same Linux install. Slackware comes with six, three desktop environments and three window managers, out of the box.
I assumed it was that good, like as in stable.. But if it's been abandoned then nvm... I'm looking for lightweight secure distro to use a proxy in a VM. I was looking at Puppy Linux but it logs in as root, so I guess if it does that then its not really secure?
I assumed it was that good, like as in stable.. But if it's been abandoned then nvm... I'm looking for lightweight secure distro to use a proxy in a VM. I was looking at Puppy Linux but it logs in as root, so I guess if it does that then its not really secure?
Damn Small Linux is fully usable. Just download the stable version, upgrade the Kernel if you need to. The rest you need to do manually anyways, in either scenario. So just do whatever you need to update it manually.
GCC for example. And then add whatever software you want, also manually.
Alternatively you can also use for example Debian 7 (pre-systemd) netinstall distro. It comes with a bare minimum and you can install whatever you want on top of that.
Yes, I did read the OP and to use the directed advice will provide that member with a list of ISO to install to the VM. Get off your high horse. We are trying to aid someone with their inquiry and to get to a potential Gnu/Linux that will be useful to that member's usage within the VM.
EDIT: The OP could then configure to suit the needs once installed.
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!
Last edited by onebuck; 10-07-2016 at 10:09 AM.
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The most important thing to know is the architecture of your machine (32- or 64-bit) and to pick the appropriate variety. You can install a 32-bit OS on a 64-bit machine, though I wouldn't recommend it, but not vice versa.
Other than that, a web search for how to pick a linux *.iso file will turn up a number of useful links--too many for me to presume to pick just one to recommend.
The best advice I can give is to pick a mainstream distro (OpenSUSE, Mageia, Mint, Debian, Slackware, one of the *buntus), then stick with it for a while until you get the hang of things. I would avoid a distro that seems to exist solely because its maintainers are fans of a particular desktop configuration (EnlightenmentOS would be an example of this AFAIC), though I'd make an exception to that statement as regards the *buntus.
Don't get hung up on what desktop environment to use. You can always install a different one and try it out; multiple desktop environments can exist quite happily on the same Linux install. Slackware comes with six, three desktop environments and three window managers, out of the box.
Just my two cents.
Thanks for the advice I should of tried a search like that but didn't come to mind.. I'm afraid however those distrobutions are to demanding on resources for me to have multiple instances running at the same time.
Last edited by linux4evr5581; 10-07-2016 at 10:48 AM.
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