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'''Softlanding Linux System''' ('''SLS''') was one of the first [[Linux distribution]]s. The first release was by [[Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)|Peter MacDonald]]<ref name="LinuxUser" /> in May 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Noyes |first=Katherine |date=25 August 2016 |title=Linux’s brilliant 25-year history, in pictures |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/416174/linuxs-brilliant-career-in-pictures.html |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=[[PC World]]}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209040035/http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.04/gldt1104.svg GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4] by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic</ref> Their slogan at the time was "Gentle Touchdowns for [[DOS]] Bailouts".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Jim |date=4 May 2017 |title=How I got started with Linux |url=https://opensource.com/article/17/5/how-i-got-started-linux-jim-hall-freedos |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=opensource.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="LinuxUser">{{cite journal |last=Berlich |first=Ruediger |date=April 2001 |title=ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution |url=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 |journal=LinuxUser |quote=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,... |accessdate=12 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Proffitt |first=Brian |date=4 August 2016 |title=25 Years of Linux |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/25-years-linux |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=[[Red Hat]]}}</ref>
'''Softlanding Linux System''' ('''SLS''') was one of the first [[Linux distribution]]s. The first release was by [[Peter MacDonald (computer programmer)|Peter MacDonald]]<ref name="LinuxUser" /> in May 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Noyes |first=Katherine |date=25 August 2016 |title=Linux’s brilliant 25-year history, in pictures |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/416174/linuxs-brilliant-career-in-pictures.html |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=[[PC World]]}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209040035/http://futurist.se/gldt/wp-content/uploads/11.04/gldt1104.svg GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline, version 11.4] by A. Lundqvist, D. Rodic</ref> Their slogan at the time was "Gentle touchdowns for [[DOS]] bailouts."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Jim |date=4 May 2017 |title=How I got started with Linux |url=https://opensource.com/article/17/5/how-i-got-started-linux-jim-hall-freedos |access-date=25 February 2025 |work=opensource.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="LinuxUser">{{cite journal |last=Berlich |first=Ruediger |date=April 2001 |title=ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution |url=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 |journal=LinuxUser |quote=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,... |accessdate=12 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Proffitt |first=Brian |date=4 August 2016 |title=25 Years of Linux |url=https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/25-years-linux |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=[[Red Hat]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Similarly, [[Ian Murdock]]'s frustration with SLS led him to create the [[Debian]] project.<ref>{{cite web | first=Ian A. | last=Murdock | title=NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested | url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development/msg/a32d4e2ef3bcdcc6 | date=16 August 1993 | accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref>
Similarly, [[Ian Murdock]]'s frustration with SLS led him to create the [[Debian]] project.<ref>{{cite web | first=Ian A. | last=Murdock | title=NNTP Subject: New release under development; suggestions requested | url=http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development/msg/a32d4e2ef3bcdcc6 | date=16 August 1993 | accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref>
==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), [[GNU Compiler Collection|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 ==
== Version History ==
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy datesTemplate:Infobox operating system 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 18 April 1993[8]
1.02 28 April 1993[9]
1.03 5 August 1993[10]
1.04 21 October 1993[11]
1.05 5 April 1994[12]
1.06 Late 1994[13]

References

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External links

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