User Feedback :: installing damnedsmall-0.3.6-usb.tar



hello !!

I've downloaded the damnedsmall-0.3.6-usb.tar (on a rtc modem), following the link provided, but can't find any info on how to use the files included in this archive (i thought it would be an iso) : the howto starts with an iso file... Do i have to convert this file ? Is it possible to copy directly the files on the key (wich i  've done with the shinux distro)

Please somebody can be kind enough to give me a short explaination or how to link for this ???

thanks a lot !!!


My conf : usb key 256Mo (using actually shinux), pc athlon 2800+
and 512 Mo, plus 160 Go DD) . I'm using suze 9.1 as for main se.
Hi albertoshi!

I suggest you get the latest version from: ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/ . There (in the current directory) you will find the latest iso file to burn to cd or the latest dsl-embedded that you can unzip on a fat32 formatted usb-drive for immediate use.

Have fun,
meo
No idea what this file is that you downloaded.
1) it should be dsl-* not damnedsmall-* (and there's no "ed" in damnsmall)
2) what is the "link provided"?
3) 0.3.6 is VERY old for DSL...i don't think there is even 0.3 in the archvive
hi !

thanks you for trying to  help. As a mater of fact it's "damnsmall",
(-0.3.6-usb.tar, 52 370 KB) i  just like to "ed" for fun... The link was   found reading an article on   the knoppix site i think (but i'm no so   sure by now if it was straight from knoppix or after folowing other links).

I think i've made a mistake somewhere,  but as you guess, downloading 52 Mo on a rtc modem is not too easy so is there anyway to use this and to upgrade, instead of just starting the whole thing again ?

Thanks for helping !

albertoshi
Hello again!

No there is no way of upgrading from the version you have downloaded (as far as I know). So I suggest you follow the link in my previous post and download the most recent version of DSL. Even if it takes time it's well worth it. DSL is a very fun distro and the 1.1 version has many new interesting features.

Keep on having fun,
meo
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