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BasicLinux also known as BasLinux, is a [[mini Linux]] distribution optimized for old (386 - 486) PCs.
It's based on stripped down version of [[Slackware]] 3.5 and uses a obsolete, but small, v2.2.26 kernel with [[busybox]] to provide a low-RAM Linux{{Fact|date=May 2008}}, capable of browsing the web, doing email, and functioning as an X terminal.
It's offered in 2 versions. A hard drive one that boots from DOS, and a floppy drive one, that uses 2 disks.
Both versions can be used with a 386 CPU. The Hard Drive installable version requires 3 MiB of RAM and 20 MiB of space in the Hard Drive, plus a bootable DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MiB of RAM.
== External links ==
*[http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/ BasicLinux official site]
*[http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/baslinux/ BasicLinux Mailing List Archives]
*[http://freshmeat.net/projects/baslinux/ BasicLinux on Freshmeat.net]
*[http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/512900/BasicLinux.html BasicLinux Review on IceWalkers]
*[http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/BasicLinux-2095.shtml BasicLinux on Softpedia]
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