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Negus Live Linux Series The Official Damn Small Linux® Book: The Tiny Adaptable Linux® That
Runs on Anything
by Robert Shingledecker; John Andrews; Christopher Negus
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub Date: August 06, 2007
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-233869-6
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-233869-1
Pages: 448
Table of Contents
| Index
Overview
Make the Most of Today's Smallest, Fastest Desktop Linux Distribution–Damn Small Linux!
Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a super-efficient platform for everything from custom desktops to professional servers.
Now, DSL's creator and lead developer have written the first definitive, practical guide to this remarkable system.
The Official Damn Small Linux Book brings together everything you need to put DSL to work in just minutes. Simply
learn a few essentials, boot the live CD-ROM, and master the rest...one step at a time, hands-on.
If you're new to Linux, you can quickly discover how to use DSL to take your data on the road, safely running your
programs and personal environment on nearly puter. Easily adapt DSL to run on anything from an alternative
device ( appliance, hand-held, diskless PC, or mini-ITX system) to an older PC that might otherwise be
headed for landfill.
Use this book and CD-ROM package to...
o Run DSL at blazing speed, from CD, USB pen drive, or directly from RAM
o Run DSL from your hard drive or in a virtual environment within Windows
o Add applications and create shareable extensions
o Customize and remaster DSL to create your own distribution
o Build plete music and multimedia server
o Use Skype VoIP phone service in DSL
o Quickly set up an XAMPP Web server, complete with MySQL, PHP, and Perl, to host your personal Web
pages
CD-ROM Includes
o Several versions of Damn Small Linux that let you run DSL directly from the CD, a Windows desktop, a pen
drive, or your PC's RAM.
o Software packages (MyDS