Damn Small Linux 2024 **Be My Hero** The New DSL 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY. DSL 2024 currently only ships with two window managers: Fluxbox and JWM. Both are lightweight, fairly intuitive, and easy to use. DSL has four X-based web browsers: Firefox-esr (Extended Support Release, fully HTML5 compatible)
(Extended Support Release, fully HTML5 compatible) NetSurf GTK (quick, easy on RAM, good HTML4 and CSS support)
(quick, easy on RAM, good HTML4 and CSS support) Dillo (super-light GUI browser)
(super-light GUI browser) Links2 (text and light GUI browser) For office applications, DSL has: AbiWord word processor
word processor Gnumeric spreadsheets
spreadsheets Sylpheed email client
email client Zathura PDF viewer For multimedia applications: MPV (video and audio)
(video and audio) XMMS (a lightweight audio player) Other applications: mtPaint (graphics editing)
(graphics editing) gFTP (FTP, SFTP, and SCP)
(FTP, SFTP, and SCP) Leafpad (quick editing)
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