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A precise general update is necessary. Otherwise "it" can be called DOL: Damn Old Linux!

Kernel 3.4.21 (minumum),
 AbiWord
 alsa-lib, libasound
  ATK 2.6, libffi  
 bash, ncurses, ncurses-common, bash-locale
 bzip
  Cairo
 cups
 dbus, dbus-glib
 Dillo+
 emelfm2, liblzma, libxcb, libxml2, emelfm2-locale
 expat, expat2
 fontconfig
  Gdk-Pixbuf 2.26
 graphics-libs
 GTK+ 3.6
 GLib 2.34
 graphics-libs-1
 lxde-common, lxde-icon-theme, lxmenu-data, lxpanel, lxsession-lite, libglade, libidn, libstartup-notification, urxvt
 openssl 1.0.1c
 Opera, opera-locale
 openbox
  Pango 1.32
  Python, pycairo, pygtk-2.x, pyobject, 
  shared-mime-info
 ttf-bitstream-vera, Ecofont
 wicd, dbus-python, dhcpcd, gobject-introspection, libiw, libnl1, ncurses-util, net-tools
 Wine
 Wireshark, tshark
 xmms 1.2.11
  Xlibs
 Xorg-7.x-lib
 xz

I like "standard" mini-Dvd Rw, size 8 cm diameter (or 3 inch), depending on variant, these Mini-discs can offer from 1.4 GB up to 5.2 GB of storage space.
This written, instead of focusing in Mb limit, Mini-DVD is a Gb "mini-plate", I suggest  to open mind:
 call for a "list of requests" poll.
 

http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/index.html

The current stable version of glibc is 2.16.

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/?C=N;O=A

Seems that the version inside Dsl is 2.3.2, released 01 March 2003

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=damnsmall

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@John
If you really decide to "update", start with 2 library in the next Release candidate, (before Maya new era) and continue...

[Bash]

Bash current version is 4.2 dated 28 December 2010
as seen at
http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/

The version inside Dsl seem to be 2.05b (out)dated 17-Jul-2002

[Dhcp]

Dhcp current Extended Supported Version is 4.1-ESV-R7
see at
http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/versions

The version inside Dsl seem to be 3.0.1rc11, deprecated from January 2009

[Lxde]

Lxde.org

Lxde is especially designed for computers with low hardware specifications, such as older computers, netbooks or mobile devices.


LXDE is modular, each component can be used independently with few dependencies.
(Es. PCManFM: based on libfm - see http://blog.lxde.org/?cat=28/)
 

Window Mangers is unreadable, even today!
"A" "correct" "title" is: Window manager
http://damnsmalllinux.org/forums/index.php?board=22.0

There needs to be a post in there before you could read it.

I want to post in a "correct title post", I know "perfectly" that there is "nothing inside".
 My post "title" is   "forum title maintenance: Window ... What?"
http://damnsmalllinux.org/forums/index.php?board=22.0
 @John
Please, simply, correct the "Title" to "Windows manager".

 

Window Mangers is unreadable, even today!

http://damnsmalllinux.org/forums/index.php?board=22.0

libbzip2 and bzip2

The current version is 1.0.6, released 20 Sept 2010.

Version 1.0.6 removes a potential security vulnerability, CVE-2010-0405, so all users are recommended to upgrade immediately.


http://www.bzip.org/

The version inside Dsl seem to be 1.0.2

Opened Mydsl but the database is old, so no dsl in french!

I have tested changing the servers, trough DSL Panel, Select Mirror, but the result is always the same:
29 Nov. 2008

Perhaps "someOne" have "loosed to update" and shared this info to maintainers of mirrors?

And the "Master list of all MyDSL Extensions"
mydslinfo.bz2 someone is gone to update?

Implementation of updated  Open GL

Seems that the version inside Dsl is Mesa 4.3.0 so implements the OpenGL 1.3 API
coming from far past 2001.

In myDsl we can found a Mesa 6.5.2 from May 2007, so OpenGL 1.5 API
http://distro.ibiblio.org/damnsmall/mydsl/testing/

Today (end 2012) Version 9.x of Mesa implements the OpenGL 3.1 API

Conky 1.9.0
available at http://conky.sourceforge.net/
at place of  Torsmo  and after having updated kernel!
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For Variables, arguments, explanations:
http://conky.sourceforge.net/variables.html
 --------
NOTICE
torsmo is unmaintained now, you should try Conky which is backwards compatable with torsmo.
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.Jwmrc  home/dsl

Tools sub menu need "attention"
yellow folder have an unnecessary [-exec]
this seem better:

 <Program icon="files-yellow.xpm" label="Add to Bootlocal">

Years ago, I have had "fount" a simple idea (from "real world" office): for different task use different folder color, this will help in "no-waste time".

[example:...
<Menu icon="folder_cyan.xpm" label="Editor">
...
<Menu icon="folder_blue.xpm" label="Office">
...
<Menu icon="audio.xpm" label="Audio">
...
<Menu icon="folder_grape.xpm" label="Net">
...
<Menu icon="folder_green.xpm" label="Games">
]

For test, after "saved changes" go to "right click", Desktop, Menu, No Icons;
"right click", Desktop, Menu, With Icons, "et voilà"!

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Want a smiling days? Made Dsl better and share it!
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Sound / Xmms
A newer version 1.2.11 is online at
http://www.xmms.org/download.php

Requirements:
 ALSA output: ALSA 0.9.0 or better.
 Esound output: esound 0.2.8 or better.
 Mikmod input: libmikmod 3.1.10
 Ogg Vorbis input: libvorbis
 OpenGL Visual plugin: Mesa 3.0 or better.

[I'm not so sure that "all" the requirements are so "necessary" to a "casual" user!]

2.6.34.13 dated 20 august 2012 is a minimal, real "active" response...
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/longterm/v2.6.34/linux-2.6.34.13.tar.bz2 (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/longterm/v2.6.34/linux-2.6.34.13.tar.bz2)

The Events (non sense) file need an update, or better eradicate it!