The purpose of this site is to provide, by popular
request, a repository for Basiclinux add-ons. "What is
Basiclinux?" you ask. Basiclinux is a slimmed down Linux
distribution based on Slackware that aims to run more efficiently on
older hardware. Basiclinux (BL) 1.x can run on 386 machines with as
little as 4MB RAM (note: BL1 is now considered deprecated but is
still available). BL 2.x has slightly higher hardware requirements,
needing at least a 486 DX with no less than 8MB RAM to run (note: BL2
is no longer being developed but is still available for download and
may be a better choice in certain circumstances). BL3.x, released
early in 2004, has system requirements very similar to BL1.x, but it
comes with a preconfigured gui and is set to run select graphical
programs “out of the box.” For more information on these 3 BL
releases, see their respective main pages at:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/
(BL 3),
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/bl2/index.htm
(BL 2) or http://www.volny.cz/basiclinux1/
(BL1). A big thanks to Steven Darnold for all versions of Basiclinux.
If you visit/have visited the pages listed above, you will
see that some files related to all BL versions are available there
for download. Those files are what could be termed the "core"
files for a BL install - essentially what you need to get the
operating system installed and running on your system. The files
located at this site, in contrast, will be add-ons - the stuff you
may need to enhance the functionality of your BL system, once you've
gotten the core installed and running. Simply follow the links below
for the version of BL you are running to view and/or download the
add-ons of your choice.
A final note. If you are a BL user
and would like to see certain packages posted for download at this
site for the benefit of other BL users, please post information on
the exact location (URL) of that/those files to the
BL listserv (go to
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/baslin.htm
for information on subscribing and posting to the list).
Alternatively, you could email me the package(s) as an attachment,
using the address under which I subscribe to the list (yes, you'll
have to join the list to get that address). Thanks for your interest
in BL and for visiting this site.
Go here
for BL 3 add-ons.
Go here for BL 2 add-ons.
Go here for BL 1 add-ons.