Feather Linux: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox OS

| name = Feather Linux

| logo =

| screenshot = Feather Linux Screenshot.png

| caption = Feather Linux

| developer =

| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])

| source_model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]

| working_state = Discontinued

| latest_release_version = 0.7.5

| latest_release_date = 2005-07-04

| kernel_type =

| license = Mainly the [[GNU GPL]] / others

| website = [http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ featherlinux.berlios.de]|

'''Feather Linux''', created by Robert Sullivan, was a [[Knoppix]]-based [[operating system]] which fits in under 128 MB<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itwire.com/content/view/13292/53/1/1/|title=Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros|publisher=iTWire|accessdate=2009-02-22|archive-date=2009-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223202614/http://www.itwire.com/content/view/13292/53/1/1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> (while older versions were made to fit within 64 MB). It boots from either a CD or a [[USB flash drive]], into a [[Fluxbox]] [[desktop environment]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Linux Bible 2005 Edition: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, OpenSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions|first1=Chris |last1=Negus|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|year= 2005|isbn=0-7645-7949-5|pages=456|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqUzmfa8pWcC&q=%22Feather+Linux%22&pg=PA456}}</ref> It has a wide range of desktop and rescue software, and can load entirely into [[Random access memory|RAM]] (if enough RAM is available) or be installed to a hard drive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://featherlinux.berlios.de/about.htm|title=Feather Linux - About|publisher=Feather Linux|date=15 May 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127052745/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/about.htm|archive-date=27 January 2009}}</ref> Feather Linux contains [[GTK+]] applications, such as [[AbiWord]] and [[Pidgin (software)|Pidgin]]. Feather Linux has tried to include software that people would frequently be using on their desktop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://featherlinux.berlios.de/docs.htm |title=Feather Linux: Docs |access-date=2013-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307053530/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/docs.htm |archive-date=2013-03-07 }}</ref>

It is only available on the x86 architecture. It can run on a 486 or higher, and requires 16MB RAM to run on the console, and 24MB RAM to run the X server.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linux.com/feature/55586|title=Linux.com :Feather Linux: Light is right|publisher=www.linux.com|accessdate=2009-02-22}}</ref>

According to [[DistroWatch]], Feather Linux is discontinued and its [http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=02402 final release] was on 2005-07-04. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20050703012324/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ Feather Linux home page] is no longer available.

Feather Linux and [[Damn Small Linux]] share some common goals.

== See also ==

{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

*[[Comparison of Linux distributions]]

*[[Lightweight Linux distribution]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*Former [https://web.archive.org/web/20050703012324/http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ official website], now unavailable

*{{DistroWatch|feather|NAME=Feather Linux}}

*[http://osarchive.sda1.eu/feather-linux Feather Linux archive and downloads]

{{Linux distributions}}

[[Category:Knoppix]]

[[Category:Light-weight Linux distributions]]

[[Category:Discontinued Linux distributions]]

[[Category:Live USB]]

[[Category:Linux distributions]]

{{Linux-distro-stub}}