SliTaz

SliTaz GNU/Linux
DeveloperChristophe Lincoln
OS familyLinux
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release5.0 (Rolling Release) / November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)
Marketing targetLive CD
Package managerTazpkg
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
LicenseFree software licenses
(mainly GNU GPL)
Official websiteslitaz.org

SliTaz GNU/Linux is a software project started by Christophe Lincoln in 2006. It is one of the smallest desktop Linux distributions available [1] It can be loaded entirely into RAM or be installed to a hard drive.[2]

History

SliTaz 1.0 was released on March 22, 2008. SliTaz shares many common goals with Damn Small Linux, but is smaller and based on the more recent Linux 2.6 kernel.

Issues

Version Stability Release date
1.0 stable version March 22, 2008
2.0 stable version March 2009
3.0 stable version March 2010
4.0 stable version April 10, 2012
Raspberry Pi ARM platform March 29, 2014
5.0RC-1 Release Candidate 1 May 2, 2014
5.0RC-2 Release Candidate 2 May 19, 2014
5.0 Cooking Unstable / Rolling Release November 5, 2017
  • Stable 1.0
    Stable 1.0
  • Stable 2.0
    Stable 2.0
  • Stable 3.0
    Stable 3.0
  • Stable 4.0
    Stable 4.0
  • Cooking 5.0
    Cooking 5.0

References

  1. ↑ Bodnar, Ladislav (2008-03-31). "First look at SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0, the smallest desktop distro on earth". Distrowatch. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. ↑ Auza, Jun (2008-03-28). "SliTaz GNU/Linux, the Smallest "Desktop" Distro Ever Created". Tech Source From Bohol. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

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