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NEWS 240417 ABOUT DSL-e
I’ve made a remaster of Damn Small Linux 2024 rc3 – 32 bit. My first remaster of DSL 2024 is from 240207. "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". ...
I have previously posted news about my SlackEX Linux Live Systems (Slackware 15.0) Build 231129 (Xfce 4.18) and Build 231201 (KDE Plasma 5.27.10). Now I have news about both SlackEX versions.
NEWS 231210 ABOUT BOTH SlackEX VERSIONS
I had to upload new SlackEX versions today since I discovered a way to run SlackEX from RAM also when starting SlackEX in UEFI mode. The previous SlackEX versions could only run from RAM if they started in Legacy mode. So my advice is to run both...
Trying to install Linux on a Windows netbook with 32-bit UEFI firmware?
There are some netbooks/tablets/cheap laptops with an x64 capable processor, that are crippled by 32-bit UEFI firmware and originally ran 32-bit Windows only.
The reason for that is because Microsoft received less money for licensing Windows on netbooks than for laptops and desktop PCs, so most of these netbooks ran software like Windows 7 Starter with reduced functionality.
Before attempting to dual-boot Linux on an existing Windows computer it is essential to backup all personal data to an external drive.
There are two main reasons why people may wish to dual-boot Windows and Linux:
1.) They are familiar with Windows and are perhaps interested in replacing it with Linux. They may be reluctant to ditch Windows completely, in case they do not get along with Linux 100% and so decide to keep a foot in both camps....
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