Software:Softlanding Linux System

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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]

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 It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others.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



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