BasicLinux

BasicLinux, also known as BasLin, BL3, or BasLinux, is a lightweight Linux distribution that is optimized for old (386 - 486) PCs and laptops and that uses the commandline or a simple GUI.

It's based on stripped down version of Slackware 3.5 and uses an obsolete, but small, v2.2.26 kernel with busybox to provide a low-RAM Linux, capable of browsing the web, doing email, and functioning as an X terminal.

It's offered in 2 versions, a hard drive one that boots from DOS and a floppy drive one that uses 2 disks.

Both versions can be used with an 386 CPU. The hard drive installable version requires 3 MB of RAM and 20 MB of disk space, plus a bootable DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MB of RAM.

Installed applications include:

• IceWM
• MagicPoint
• Mutt
• mp321

External links

• BasicLinux official site
• BasicLinux Mailing List Archives
• "BasicLinux". Freecode.
• BasicLinux on Softpedia