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Desktop Light Linux (short DeLi Linux) is a Desktop Linux distribution for old PCs.
Requirements
DeLi Linux needs a 386 with 8 MB RAM as a minimum. It should work smoothly with a 486 and 16 MB RAM.
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.
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.
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.
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