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Linux Distribution: Damn Small
Url: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
DSL is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution.
Linux Release Details:
Damn Small Linux 4.1 has been released
Updated pciutils to 2.2.9; new iconView.lua - view & edit XPM icons; new notepad (editor.lua); new mini icons in JWM mydsl menu when available; new boot option 'user=name'; new boot option 'settime'; updated Torsmo to v0.18 - now supports noswap; updated .dfminfo now a plain text file; updated processing order of extensions with .tar.gz now last to better support myconf.tar.gz; root menu solely under user control - defaults to selected window manager menu; updated Firefox default preferences to use SansSerif font; new key bindings for JWM; added 'toram' to frugal installed GRUB checkfs menu item; updated several murgaLua programs to reflect the dropped fl_ask GUI widget; updated 'Getting Started' with Esc and Backspace key definitions for DFM....
Main Changes


  • Updated pciutils to 2.2.9

  • New iconView.lua - View & Edit xpm icons

  • New notepad (editor.lua)

  • New mini-icons in jwm mydsl menu when available

  • New boot option user=name

  • New boot option settime settime=its_server_name use with tz=XX/Yyyyy

  • Updated torsmo to v0.18 - now supports noswap

  • Updated .dfminfo now a plain text file.

  • Updated processing order of extensions with .tar.gz now last to better
    support myconf.tar.gz

  • Root menu solely under user control - defaults to selected window manager
    menu.

  • Updated firefox default preferences to use SansSerif font.

  • New key bindings for jwm. Ctrl s=shade, d=desktops, z=menu, v=min,
    b=resize, n=move, m=max

  • Added 'toram' to frugal installed grub checkfs menu item.

  • Updated several murgaLua programs to reflect the dropped fl_ask GUI
    widget.

  • Updated "Getting Started" with Esc and Backspace key definitions
    for dfm

  • Better support for alternate window managers. - see /opt/.mydsl_menu/ and
    ~/.{wm}.inc

  • Streamlined MyDSL download procedure - dropped use of sudo and download
    location prompt.

  • Removed background/wallpaper control from dfm and .xinitrc

  • Created /opt/.backgrounds, use xsri in window file include

  • Updated wallpaper.lua to use new structure

  • Dropped unused emelfm wrapper.

  • Dropped SWM - Small Window Manager.

  • Fixed System.map link error.

  • Added pop-ups to jwm tray

  • Added *.siag to supported dfm extensions (.dfmext)

  • Restored fluxter.bb to 4-in-a-row (same location as in 4.0).

  • Fixed bug in exitcheck (/opt/.filetool.lst)

  • Fixed reported bug in cpanel when booted legacy



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