"The name Debris Linux first appeared in May 2007. Prior to that
the distro was known as BeaFanatIX (BFX). Debris Linux 1.0, the
first stable release under the new name, was announced on April
5th, 2008 and was based on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). Debris Linux
is a live CD with a custom installer called DebIthat supports
traditional hard drive installations or the creation of a live
bootable USB stick using a frugal installation similar to Damn
Small Linux. The distribution fits on a single ISO image that is
always less than 200 MB, allowing Debris Linux to fit on a mini (3"
/ 8cm) CD, despite providing a completely functional GNOME
desktop.
"The goals for the distro include keeping it small, compact, and
keeping hardware requirements as modest as possible to allow Debris
to run well on older hardware. Recommended system requirements are
a Pentium II or better processor, 128 MB RAM, and 2 GB of hard disk
space. A fully installed system takes up just 850 MB of disk space,
making Debris ideal for low-end or first-generation netbooks and
nettops with 2 or 4 GB of SSD storage as well as legacy systems
with storage limitations. In many ways Debris Linux is to Ubuntu
what distributions like Slax and Wolvix Cub are to Slackware. A
relatively small but active community has grown around the distro
and there is an active user forum."
