Filed under: Features, Linux, Open Source
Flipping the Linux switch: Damn Small Linux - Not
by Kristin Shoemaker Feb 4th 2008
Last week we took a look at Puppy Linux, a small Linux distro optimized for installation on a flash drive. There are (many) others, of course. One of the most well known, Damn Small Linux, has been around for quite some time. Over the years, the developers of Damn Small Linux (DSL), have masterfully kept that little distribution under 50 MB. This means several things: it is lightweight, and can run on many machines nothing else can run on. It also means it has bypassed some of the programs you might want on your "desktop on a stick."Enter Damn Small Linux - Not. (Yes, Damn Small Linux Not is most definitely not Damn Small Linux.) DSL-N is a bigger, more modern variant of DSL, but with a similar philosophy: DSL-N hates bloat.
This is a double-edged sword for DSL-N. On the one hand, it's a bigger, more functional distribution. You're more likely to use it on a regular basis. On the other hand, it's still fairly limited in areas one would expect more support.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
