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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 [[Linux kernel|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 MiBMB of RAM and 20 MiBMB of space in the Hard Drive, plus a bootable DOS. The floppy version needs 12 MiBMB of RAM.

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