Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was one of the firstLinux distributions. The first release was byPeter MacDonald[4] in May 1992.[5][6] Their slogan at the time was "Gentle touchdowns forDOS bailouts."[7] SLS was the first release to offer a comprehensiveLinux distribution containing more than theLinux kernel,GNU, and other basic utilities, including an implementation of theX Window System.[4][8]
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 It was soon superseded bySlackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS byPatrick Volkerding) andYggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, among others. Similarly,Ian Murdock's frustration with SLS led him to create theDebian project.[9]
^abBerlich, Ruediger (April 2001)."ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The early history of Linux, Part 2, Re: distribution"(PDF).LinuxUser. Retrieved12 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,...
