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Lightweight Linux distribution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NanoLinux[3][4][5][6] is an open source, free and very lightweight Linux distribution that requires only 14 MB of disk space including tiny versions of the most common desktop applications and several games. It is based on the Core version of the Tiny Core Linux[7] distribution and uses Busybox, Nano-X instead of X.Org, FLTK 1.3.x as the default GUI toolkit, and SLWM (super-lightweight window manager). The included applications are mainly based on FLTK.
Working state | Discontinued[1] |
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Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 1.3 / April 5, 2015 |
Latest preview | n/a |
Available in | English |
Platforms | x86, x86 64[2] |
Kernel type | Monolithic Linux kernel |
Default user interface | BusyBox, SLWM |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | sourceforge |
Nanolinux includes several lightweight applications, including:
The distribution also includes several games, such as Tuxchess, Checkers, NXeyes, Mastermind, Sudoku and Blocks. Support for TrueType fonts and UTF-8 is also provided. Nanolinux is distributed as Live CD ISO images,[2] installation on flash disk[8] and hard disk[9] is documented on its Wiki pages.
Minimal configuration: The Live CD version without swapfile requires 64 MB of RAM and 14 MB of disk space.[10]
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