Tiny Desktop Linux (TDL) tries to revive the legendary and original DSL. This one is based on Tiny Core 15, which is a distro from the same creator of DSL, so they have many similarities.
Tiny Desktop Linux is small enough and smart enough to do the following things:
- Boot from a business card CD as a live linux distribution (LiveCD)
- Boot from a USB pen drive
- Run very nicely from an IDE Compact Flash drive via a method we call “frugal install”
- Transform into a traditional GNU/Linux distro installing on a hard drive
- Run light enough to power a 486DX with 64MB of Ram
- Run fully in RAM with as little as 128MB (you will be amazed at how fast your computer can be!)
- Modularly grow — TDL is highly extendable without the need to customize
TDL has a nearly complete desktop, and a Tiny Core of command line tools. All applications have been chosen for the best balance of functionality, size and speed. What does TDL have?
XMMS (MP3, OGG, WMA and CD Music), Dillo web browser, two editors (editor and Nano [Pico clone]), image viewer (Xlview), emelFM (file manager), JWM window managers, games, system monitoring apps, USB support.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | JWM |
| Init Software: | - |
| Package Management: | - |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | x86_64 |
| Home Page: | tdl.sourceforge.io |
| Developer: | Nicolas Longardi |
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