Re: can't figure out how to install Damn small linux from a USB drive

harry palmer wrote:
Is there a simple technique
that emulates the download dsl.zip unzip to executable, run executable and replace the dreaded win98 with DSL so I can make the switch in 2008??? I'm all for change :-)

If you can't get anything else to work, you could try a Debian (DSL becomes Debian after install) install from the Web, and just don't install Gnome or KDE (desktop). After the install, just apt-get Fluxbox and JWM, which is what DSL uses for Desktop/Window managers:
http://goodbye-microsoft.com/


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