Softlanding Linux System

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Softlanding Linux System
DeveloperPeter MacDonald
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued
Initial releaseMay 1992; 33 years ago (1992-05)
Latest release1.06[1][2] / 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Repository
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Supported platformsi386[3]
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
InfluencedSlackware, Debian
Official website{{#property:P856}}

Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was one of the first Linux distributions. The first release was by Peter MacDonald[4] in May 1992.[5][6] Their slogan at the time was "Gentle touchdowns for DOS bailouts."[7] SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensive Linux distribution containing more than the Linux kernel, GNU, and other basic utilities, including an implementation of the X Window System.[4][8]

History

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SLS was the most popular Linux distribution at the time, but it was considered to be rather buggy by its users. It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others. Similarly, Ian Murdock's frustration with SLS led him to create the Debian project.[9]

Series

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The system consists of the following series which were installed via floppy disk:

  • a1-a4: The minimal base system
  • b1-b7: Base system extras (man pages, Emacs, etc.)
  • c1-c3: The compiler(s), gcc/g++/p2c/f2c
  • d1-d2: Documentation
  • s1: Source
  • t1-t3: TeX document processing
  • x1-x10: X Window System distribution, documentation and idraw

Version History

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Known SLS releases
Version Release date
1.00 12 August 1992[10]
1.01 18 April 1993[11]
1.02 28 April 1993[12]
1.03 5 August 1993[13]
1.04 21 October 1993[14]
1.05 5 April 1994[15]
1.06 Late 1994[1]

References

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