Softlanding Linux System

Short description: Linux distribution

Template:Infobox operating system

Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was one of the first Linux distributions. The first release was by Peter MacDonald[1] in May 1992.[2][3] Their slogan at the time was "Gentle touchdowns for DOS bailouts."[4] 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.[1][5]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Series
* 3 Version History
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

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 It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others.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.[6]

## Series

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

Known SLS releases  Version  | Release date

|

1.00  | 12 August 1992[7]
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06  | Late 1994[8]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berlich, Ruediger (April 2001). "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution". LinuxUser. https://github.com/oldlinux-web/oldlinux-files/blob/9912ec445d0014e3571745223df8c35144468a57/docs/lu9-All_you_need_to_know_about-The_early_history_of_Linux_part_2.pdf. Retrieved 12 May 2024. "This was followed shortly after by the Softlanding Linux System (SLS), founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP,...".
2. ↑ Noyes, Katherine (25 August 2016). "Linux's brilliant 25-year history, in pictures". PC World. https://www.pcworld.com/article/416174/linuxs-brilliant-career-in-pictures.html.
3. ↑ GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4 by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic
4. ↑ Hall, Jim (4 May 2017). "How I got started with Linux". opensource.com. https://opensource.com/article/17/5/how-i-got-started-linux-jim-hall-freedos.
5. ↑ Proffitt, Brian (4 August 2016). "25 Years of Linux". https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/25-years-linux.
6. ↑ Murdock, Ian A. (16 August 1993). "NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested". http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development/msg/a32d4e2ef3bcdcc6. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
7. ↑ Peter MacDonald (1992-08-12). "SLS: Free Linux Distribution". Newsgroup: comp.os.linux. Usenet: 1992Aug12.232203.20860@athena.mit.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `1.06`

## External links

* SLS at Princeton University
* SLS version 1.02 at GitHub
* SLS version 1.03 at ibiblio
* https://archiveos.org/sls/

* v
* t
* e

Linux distributions

Android|

* Android-IA
* Android-x86
* LineageOS
* /e/
* CyanogenMod
* Remix OS
* Replicant

Arch|

* ArchBang
* ArchLabs
* Artix
* Chakra
* Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre
* Manjaro
* Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Debian|

* antiX
* Astra Linux
* Bharat Operating System Solutions
* deepin
* Devuan
* Elive
* Endless OS
* gNewSense
* HandyLinux
* Kali Linux
* Knoppix
* MX Linux
* Parrot Security OS
* SparkyLinux
* SolydXK
* SteamOS
* Tails

| Ubuntu|

* Official: Kubuntu
* Lubuntu
* Ubuntu Budgie
* Ubuntu Kylin
* Ubuntu MATE
* Ubuntu Studio
* Xubuntu

* Other: Asturix
* Bodhi Linux
* elementary OS
* KDE neon
* Linux Mint
* Pinguy OS
* Trisquel
* Uruk
* LXLE Linux
* Linux Lite
* Zorin OS

|

Fedora|

* BLAG Linux and GNU
* Korora

| Red Hat|

* CentOS
* ClearOS
* Linpus Linux
* Oracle Linux
* Qubes OS
* Rocks Cluster Distribution
* Scientific Linux
* SME Server

|

Gentoo|

* Calculate Linux
* Chromium OS
* Chrome OS
* Sabayon Linux
* Nova OS

Slackware|

* Austrumi Linux
* DeLi Linux
* DNALinux
* Kongoni
* NimbleX
* Platypux
* Porteus
* Salix OS
* Slax
* TopologiLinux
* VectorLinux
* Zenwalk

Mandriva|

* ALT Linux
* Mageia
* OpenMandriva Lx
* PCLinuxOS
* ROSA Linux

Other|

* 4MLinux
* Alpine Linux
* CRUX
* Frugalware Linux
* GeckoLinux
* GoboLinux
* GuixSD
* KaOS
* Kwort Linux
* Lunar Linux
* NixOS
* openSUSE
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
* Puppy Linux
* Source Mage
* Solus
* Void Linux
* Uruk GNU/Linux

* Category
* Comparison
* List
* Commons

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding Linux System. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software:Softlanding_Linux_System&oldid=3955058"
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template