| Nanolinux | |
| Os Family: | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source Model: | Open source |
| Latest Release Version: | 1.3 |
| Latest Preview Version: | n/a |
| Language: | English |
| Kernel Type: | Monolithic Linux kernel |
| Ui: | BusyBox, SLWM |
| Working State: | Discontinued[1] |
| Supported Platforms: | x86, x86 64[2] |
| License: | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
NanoLinux[3] [4] [5] [6] is an open source, free and very lightweight Linux distribution that requires only 14 MB of disk space including tiny versions of the most common desktop applications and several games. It is based on the Core version of the Tiny Core Linux[7] distribution and uses Busybox, Nano-X instead of X.Org, FLTK 1.3.x as the default GUI toolkit, and SLWM (super-lightweight window manager). The included applications are mainly based on FLTK.
Nanolinux includes several lightweight applications, including:
The distribution also includes several games, such as Tuxchess, Checkers, NXeyes, Mastermind, Sudoku and Blocks.Support for TrueType fonts and UTF-8 is also provided. Nanolinux is distributed as Live CD ISO images,[2] installation on flash disk[8] and hard disk[9] is documented on its Wiki pages.
Minimal configuration:The Live CD version without swapfile requires 64 MB of RAM and 14 MB of disk space.[10]