Last updated on : 2007-3-17 10:39:44
2007-03-06 Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 RC2
The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.3 is out. From the changelog: "New gettime.lua to set clock from a time server; updated zoneinfo to support new Daylight Savings Time; restored menu item ’Enable Apt’ and dpkg-restore download script; updated mydsl tool, download directory is now verified; updated pen drive installation scripts to be device independent, both install and runtime; fixed mount tool for CD-ROM and floppy devices; added balloon help on docked mount tool; added mouse configuration persistence via .mouse_config; improved rdesktop - added color depth; ALSA sound auto-configuration improvement via conflicting audio module; added auto-start of GTK+ when GTK+ extension is in mydsl search path at boot...." Download: dsl-3.3RC2.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
2007-02-21 Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.3 RC1
The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.3 is now ready for testing: "Added mouse configuration persistence via .mouse_config; Improved rdesktop - added color depth; ALSA sound autoconfiguration improvement via conflicting audio module; Automated start of rcfirewall upon boot when rcfirewall.unc is in mydsl search path at boot; Added auto start of gtk2 when gtk2 extension is in mydsl search path at boot; Removed non-boot SCSI modules, now a unc and autoloaded when scsi.unc is in mydsl search path at boot; Added legacy option to lowram boot image label..." Read the rest of the changelog on the project’s user forums. Download: dsl-3.3RC1.iso (48.4MB, MD5).
2007-01-18 Distribution Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2
Damn Small Linux 3.2 has been released: "DSL v3.2 is now released. Final changelog: updated murgaLua to v0.3; updated SQLite to v3.3.10; updated madwifi-ng modules; updated Broadcomm 10/100 module b44.o; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new Cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option ’cron’ and toggle from control panel; added wpasupplicant for wireless security; new Mouse Config Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; added Resolution Selection to Rdesktop.lua; new boot option ’checkfs’; simplified MyDSL structure using the level 1 default auto-scanned /mydsl directory or user specified level one directory which contains extensions...." Read the rest of the release announcement and changelog on the project’s user forums. Download: dsl-3.2.iso (49.7MB, MD5).
2007-01-09 Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC3
The third release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out. From the changelog: "Updated Broadcomm 10/100 module b44.o; new allow boot option desktop=xxx to override backup; new alsa.unc and automated ALSA sound card detection; fixed Stats missing processes; fixed Emelfm superuser from menu; dropped Synaptic and Enable Apt from menus - use Synaptic and dsl-dpkg extensions; dropped Update to GNU Utils from menu - use gnu-utils.unc or gnu-utils.dsl; updated dsl2unc to remove WORK directory upon completion; added wpasupplicant; new Mouse Config Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; improved MyDSL download via the Lua GUI - implemented server side parsing...." Interested testers can download the CD image from here: dsl-3.2RC3.iso (50.0MB, MD5).
2006-12-27 Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC2
The second release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out: "DSL v3.2RC2 is now ready for testing. Cumulative changelog: added wpasupplicant; new mouse configuration Lua GUI; added default tone generator for XMMS; improved MyDSL download via the Lua GUI; moved powerdown to use standard RC scripts; new dsl-dpkg.unc and adjustments to core; dsl-pendrive.bat for QEMU to detect booted pen drive; dsl2unc converter; updated madwifi-ng modules; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option ’cron’ and toggle from control panel; new boot option ’checkfs’; new mkmydsl - simplified custom ISO maker now even easier; updated MyDSL to support direct downloading to all supported and mounted drives and directories; added volume setting to persist via .umix...." There is more in the release announcement. Download: dsl-3.2RC2.iso (49.9MB, MD5).
2006-12-12 Development Release: Damn Small Linux 3.2 RC1
The first release candidate of Damn Small Linux 3.2 is out. From the changelog: "Updated madwifi-ng modules; updated BusyBox with >2GB file support; new Cron - a Perl cron, with new boot option ’cron’ and toggle from control panel; new boot option ’checkfs’; simplified MyDSL structure using the level 1 default auto-scanned /mydsl directory or user specified level one directory which contains extensions; new mkmydsl - simplified custom ISO maker now even easier than before and supports new MyDSL layout and works for both isolinux and syslinux CD versions; updated MyDSL to support direct downloading to all supported and mounted drives and directories; added volume setting to persist via .umix...." Download from here: dsl-3.2RC1.iso (49.8MB, MD5).
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