ZDNET's key takeaways Synex Linux is a minimal distribution for several use cases.Synex boots fast, runs smoothly, and is very stable.You can download, install, and use Synex for free. It's a fairly ...

The first name on the list, Puppy Linux is a must-try Linux distro for low-end PC users. It is renowned for its extremely small size and minimal system requirement. The distro is designed to run ...

You're poking the bottom end of the barrel there, hardware wise. For a prepackaged distro which does all that you need (except root DNS. It does DNS caching though) is Astaro Linux. It has a nice web ...

Prepare to have your eyes dazzled by a Linux distro that puts Windows and macOS to shame in the beauty department.

There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 286.

I need a small linux distro for use in VMware. It needs to be light on resources, using hopefully 32 or 64 Megs of ram. I am considering damn small linux, but I am open to others. I need to be able to ...

Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution designed to breathe new life into old computer hardware by offering a full desktop operating system that runs on a wide range of hardware ...

Last week we were talking about Damn Small Linux, but before we continue on with that we need to mention a few other items. First, you will remember from two weeks ago that the standard configuration ...

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