After three years, Slax Linux is reborn with version 7.0 - drummondtals1968

In that respect's no denying 2012 has been a fruitful year for Linux distributions in general, simply something about it has also seemed to favor the metempsychosis of distros we hadn't detected from in years.

Two cases in point: Back in August we saw the widely far-famed return of Damn Elfin Linux after four old age of silence, and just this hebdomad another precise replaceable case happened.

Specifically, following three years without any new releases, Slax Linux on Mon graduated to rendering 7.0.

"I'm happy to announce the net release of Slax version 7.0, encrypt list Green Horn," reads the administrative unit promulgation connected the Slax website. "After more three years of silence, Slax is back in action and is better than ever before."

A 210 Megabyte download

For those WHO aren't familiar it already, Slax is a bootable CD supported Slackware Linux merely with a wide variety of preinstalled software and a GUI besides as recovery tools for systems administrators.

Version 7.0 includes the newest Linux kernel on with the KDE4 desktop, the GCC compiler, and "lots of other stuff," all in a download that's just 210MB about in size.

Slax is also available in much 50 languages and includes translations, keyboard mappings, fonts, and system of rules settings for each localization.

Non only that, only its modular approach "gives you the ability to include any other software in Slax easy," the software's developers explain. "If you'Ra missing your favorite text editor, networking tool, or gage, simply download a mental faculty with the software and written matter IT to Slax, no need to instal, no demand to configure."

A preinstalled USB for $25

Slax 7.0 is now available A a dislodge download. In addition, however, you can order a 16GB flash drive with Slax preinstalled for $25.

There's also Puppy Linux and Infernal Small Linux, of course. But if you have some older hardware you'd ilk to recreate, this could be a Nice option to try out.