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'''BasicLinux''' also known as '''BasLinux''', is a [[mini Linux]] distribution optimized for old ([[Intel 386|386]] - [[Intel 486|486]]) [[Personal computer|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}}<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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