Thread: Slax

As compared to the likes of Ubuntu, SLAX might not be as well known. It's a special distribution mainly because of its size. The disc image is just 190 MB. The disc is a LiveCD which means you don't have to install it as the operating system runs off it.

There are users who need to travel a lot and carry their work with them. Carrying just the data isn't sufficient. People have specific applications for their work and those have to go along as well but it isn't possible always. For this reasons, people have started carrying their operating systems on their portable drives. Linux and the variants are perfect for this kind of requirement. SLAX is an ideal distribution to run on a portable drive. You can set it up to run along with Virtualbox Portable. The latest version runs KDE 3.5 and has the very traditional KDE layout and look to it. There is a package manager which lets you plug in additional features and components. If you've wanted something a little more thorough than Damn Small Linux, then SLAX is for you.