#REDIRECT [[Comparison of lightweight Linux distributions]]
{{Notability|date=May 2008}}
[[Category:MiniLight-weight Linux distributions]]▼
'''BasicLinux''', also known as '''BasLin''', '''BL3''', or '''BasLinux''', is a [[lightweight Linux distribution]] optimized for old ([[Intel 386|386]] - [[Intel 486|486]]) [[Personal computer|PCs]] and laptops and that uses the [[commandline]] or a simple [[graphical user interface|GUI]].
It is based on a stripped-down version of [[Slackware]] 3.5 and uses an 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, sending and receiving [[email]], and functioning as an [[X terminal]]. It uses the [[JWM]] window manager (Joe's Window Manager).
It's offered in 2 versions: a [[hard drive]] installation that boots from [[DOS]] and a [[floppy drive]] install that uses 2 disks.
Both versions can be used with a [[Intel 386|386 CPU]]. The hard drive-installable version requires 3 MB of RAM and 20 MB of disk space, plus a [[bootable]] DOS installation. The floppy version requires 12 MB of RAM.
Installed applications include:
* [[IceWM]]
* [[MagicPoint]]
* Mutt
* mpg321
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/ BasicLinux official site]
*{{Freshmeat|baslinux|BasicLinux}}
*[http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/BasicLinux-2095.shtml BasicLinux on Softpedia]
