Elemental Linux Server

Elemental (adjective) - basic, fundamental or elementary

The Elemental Linux Server (ELS) is designed from the outset to be a minimal, no-frills server distribution.

There is no GUI, everything is console-based. There is no package manager, packages are installed from .tar.gz files. There is no administration tool, all configuration is done by manually editing files in the /etc directory.

There is also very little bloat in the ELS distribution.

ELS will easily install on the vintage 1998 Pentium II computer that's sitting in your basement collecting dust. Don't throw it out, reanimate it as a home file server or a personal web server.

Documentation

Read the installation instructions to find out more about installing and configuring ELS. If you've already installed ELS, find out how to get the most out of it by browsing the howto documents.

Feedback

Do you love ELS? Do you hate it? Have you found a bug? Visit the ELS development site to contact the devloper and share your thoughts.

Beryllium preview

This is a development release and subject to change.

Installation Live CD
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Extra Applications CD
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Source Code CD
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VirtualBox Appliance
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System requirements are similar to those of the Lithium release.

The lithium release

Installation Live CD
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Extra Applications CD
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Source Code CD
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VirtualBox Appliance
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This is the latest release and has the following features:

Runs well on a Pentium II with 128M RAM and a 2G disk or similarly-sized virtual machine.
Includes Apache/PHP, Exim mail server, Icecast streaming server, ProFTPd, Samba and more.
A LiveCD installation disk makes installing and system rescue easier.

The helium release

Installation CD
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Source Code CD
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This is an older release that works well on minimal hardware. System requirements are Pentium I with 32M RAM and a 500M disk.

The hydrogen release

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This is an older, alpha-quality release and is not recommended for installation. The Helium release has similar hardware requirements and is much more robust.

There is also a list of known bugs and deficiencies that have been discovered in this release.