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Damn Small Linux

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Damn Small Linux

Summary

Damn Small Linux is a Linux distribution[1]. It draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #44 of 273).[2]

Key Facts

  • Damn Small Linux's image is recorded as DamnSmallLinux-4-4.png[3].
  • Damn Small Linux's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[4].
  • Damn Small Linux's instance of is recorded as lightweight Linux distribution[5].
  • Damn Small Linux's based on is recorded as Knoppix[6].
  • Damn Small Linux's logo image is recorded as DSL-logo.jpg[7].
  • Damn Small Linux's developer is recorded as John Andrews[8].
  • Damn Small Linux's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4.10[10].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 4.11 RC2[11].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 Alpha[12].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.11[13].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 Alpha 2[14].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 1[15].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 2[16].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 3[17].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 4[18].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 5[19].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 6[20].
  • Damn Small Linux's software version identifier is recorded as 2024 RC 7[21].
  • Damn Small Linux's Commons category is recorded as Damn Small Linux[22].
  • Damn Small Linux's platform is recorded as Q182933[23].
  • Damn Small Linux's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • +2003-06-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Damn Small Linux[25].
  • Damn Small Linux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021890[26].
  • Damn Small Linux's official website is recorded as https://damnsmalllinux.org[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Linux distribution[4] and lightweight Linux distribution[5].

History and Context

+2003-06-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Damn Small Linux[25].

Why It Matters

Damn Small Linux draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (linux_distribution category, ranking #44 of 273).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Damn Vulnerable Linux Fluxbox Knoppix lightweight Linux distribution Linux distribution United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . distrowatch.com. distrowatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . damnsmalllinux.org. Retrieved . damnsmalllinux.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . distrowatch.com. Retrieved . distrowatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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