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[[Category:MiniLight-weight Linux distributions]]▼
'''BasicLinux''' also known as '''BasLinux''', is a [[mini Linux]] distribution optimized for old ([[Intel 386|386]] - [[Intel 486|486]]) [[Personal computer|PCs]], which uses the [[commandline]] as opposed to a [[GUI]] although one can be installed.
It's based on stripped down version of [[Slackware]] 3.5 and uses a obsolete, but small, v2.2.26 [[Linux kernel|kernel]] with [[busybox]] to provide a low-[[RAM]] [[Linux]]<ref>http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/</ref>, 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 an [[Intel 386|386 CPU]]. The Hard Drive installable version requires 3 MB of RAM and 20 MB of disk space, plus a [[bootable]] DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MB of RAM.
== References ==
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== 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://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/BasicLinux-2095.shtml BasicLinux on Softpedia]
