Question by mr_fantastic_lol: I’m new to linux, and running DSL. What programs can I use?
Obviously (without Win4Lin or Wine or something along those lines) I can only run linux files. However, if a program is made for, let us say, Debian or Suse will it run on another linux distribution? Or are they very specific?
I have used Suse (as well as a few comand prompt only Linux-OS[not usre if I'm even using the correct words here]) but nothing extensive. So treat me like an idiot, please.
Best answer:
Answer by Jessica Queller
All Linux programs pretty much run on all Linux distributions. But the binaries are not necessarily compatible.
The last time I checked, Damn Small Linux was Debian-based, so it should be able to use Debian software repositories.
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Click on the application and package link near the top of the link and you can see most of what programs DSL has. It is possible that some programs in other distros (suse) cannot be transported directly into DSL. If there is a program that you want to run in DSL but cannot find it in the DSL repository I would suggest you search/ask in the DSL forum.
Good luck
DSL is Debian based. So you should be able to use Debian programs on it.
DSL comes with its own package manager (MyDSL), you can browse it to see what software is available. I know wine is available in MyDSL.
Also you can install Debian’s package manager on DSL.
I’m not saying everything will run flawlessly – I haven’t used DSL enough to know.