TheSSS

TheSSS (The Smallest Server Suite) is an open source distribution of Linux that provides system administrators with a lightweight collection of server-oriented software for small Local Area Networks (LANs).

Distributed as Live CDs in multiple editions

The project is distributed as three Live CD ISO images, a standard one that contains only the basic server components, a PHP edition that includes PHP, MariaDB and Adminer software, as well as a Toolbox edition that contains even more complex applications.

The ISO images are fully compatible with the UNetbootin application, which can be used to create an easy-to-use and portable version of TheSSS on a USB flash drive. In addition, they can be written to blank CD discs using any CD/DVD burning tool.

Boot options

When booting the distribution from the Live CD, you will be able to choose between the default display settings or the VESA framebuffer. The latest versions are always based on the latest release of the 4MLinux Server Edition.

Features at a glance

It can be used to deploy a specific server, including FTP, HTTP, SFTP, SSH and Telnet, on any low-end computer. However, the Polipo and Tor programs are also included in the distribution, allowing you to deploy an anonymous proxy server.

The main security components of this Linux-based operating system are the 4MLinux firewall, which is based on the well known iptables program, and the Clam AntiVirus software. As mentioned, it also comes with the MariaDB database engine, Adminer database management tool, and PHP software packages.

The Toolbox Edition

The Toolbox edition is the most special one, as it contains the PHP edition, the BakAndImgCD and Antivirus Live CD operating systems, as well as the TestDisk and Ranish partition manager applications.

Bottom line

Overall, TheSSS proves to be a good server distribution, especially because it is distributed in three distinct editions, even if we can really deploy it on a real-world environment.

What is new in this release:

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 25.2, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.14.55, Apache 2.4.33, MariaDB 10.3.8, and PHP (both 5.6.36 and 7.2.7). Additionally, Adminer has been updated to its version 4.6.3.

What is new in version 25.1:

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 25.1, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.14.48, Apache 2.4.33, MariaDB 10.3.7, and PHP (both 5.6.36 and 7.2.6). Additionally, Postfix has been updated to its version 3.3.1.

What is new in version :

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 23.3, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.76, Apache 2.4.29, MariaDB 10.2.12, and PHP (both 5.6.33 and 7.2.1). As one can see, this is the first release, which includes the PHP 7.2.x series.

What is new in version 23.1:

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 23.1, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.61, Apache 2.4.29, MariaDB 10.2.10, and PHP (both 5.6.32 and 7.0.25). The following server software has also been updated: OpenSSL (1.0.2m), Postfix (3.2.4) and Stunnel (5.43).

What is new in version 22.3:

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 22.3, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.49, Apache 2.4.27, MariaDB 10.2.8, and PHP (5.6.31 and 7.0.23). PHP Command Line Interface (aka PHP CLI) has been added to both the PHP packages. Additionally, the SSHFS support is now available out of the box.

What is new in version 22.2:

• This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 22.2, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.43, Apache 2.4.27, MariaDB 10.2.7, and PHP (both 5.6.31 and 7.0.22). The following server software has also been updated: BIND (9.11.2) and Stunnel (5.42).

What is new in version 22.0:

• TheSSS (The Smallest Server Suite) is a lightweight server suite distributed as a live CD. This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 22.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.13, Apache 2.4.25, MariaDB 10.2.6, and PHP (both 5.6.30 and 7.0.19). Additionally, DNS (BIND 9.11), FTP (ProFTPD 1.3.6), SMTP (Postfix 3.2.0 with Procmail and Fetchmail) servers are included, too. The 4MLinux server can be manged via its user-friendly WebGUI (LAMP Admin with Webmin 1.840).

What is new in version 21.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 21.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.4.30, Apache 2.4.25, MariaDB 10.1.21, and PHP 5.6.30. This is the first TheSSS release that includes the lftp utility (v. 4.7.5).

What is new in version 20.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 20.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now Linux 4.4.17, Apache 2.4.23, MariaDB 10.1.18, and PHP 5.6.27.

What is new in version 19.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 19.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.4.14, Apache 2.4.23, MariaDB 10.1.16, and PHP 5.6.25.

What is new in version 18.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 18.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.4.8, Apache 2.4.20, MariaDB 10.1.14, and PHP 5.6.22.

What is new in version 17.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 16.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.1.13, Apache 2.4.18, MariaDB 10.1.11, and PHP 5.6.18.

What is new in version 16.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 16.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.1.13, Apache 2.4.18, MariaDB 10.1.11, and PHP 5.6.18.

What is new in version 14.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 14.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 3.18.21, Apache 2.4.17, MariaDB 10.1.8, and PHP 5.6.14.

What is new in version 13.1:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 13.1, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 3.18.14, Apache 2.4.16, MariaDB 10.0.21, and PHP 5.6.12.

What is new in version 13.0:

• This release is based on the 4MLinux Server 13.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 3.14.39, Apache 2.4.12, MariaDB 10.0.19, and PHP 5.6.10.

What is new in version 12.0:

• Based on 4MLinux 12.0

What is new in version 11.1:

• Based on 4MLinux 11.1

What is new in version 11.0:

• Based on 4MLinux 11.0 Server Edition

What is new in version 9.1:

• This release is based on 4MLinux 9.1 Server Edition. There are two versions available to download: TheSSS-9.1.iso (which is about 30 MB in size, but lacks PHP) and TheSSS-9.1-PHP.iso (which includes Apache 2.4.10, PHP 5.5.15, MariaDB 10.0.12, and Adminer 4.1.0).

What is new in version 9.0:

• This release is based on 4MLinux 9.0 Server Edition. There are two versions available to download: TheSSS-9.0.iso (which is about 30 MB in size, but lacks PHP) and TheSSS-9.0-PHP.iso (which includes PHP 5.5.13, MariaDB 5.5.38, and Adminer 4.1.0).

What is new in version 8.2:

• This release is based on 4MLinux 8.2 Server Edition. There are two versions available to download: TheSSS-8.2.iso (which is about 30 MB in size, but lacks PHP) and TheSSS-8.2-PHP.iso (which includes PHP 5.5.11, MariaDB 5.5.37, and Adminer 4.1.0).

What is new in version 8.1:

• This release is based on 4MLinux 8.1 Server Edition. There are two versions available to download: TheSSS-8.1.iso (which is about 30 MB in size, but lacks PHP) and TheSSS-8.1-PHP.iso (which includes PHP 5.5.10, MariaDB 5.5.36, and Adminer 4.0.3).

What is new in version 6.1:

• This version is based on 4MLinux 6.1 Server Edition.
• The "zk update" command is now able to update your server software without needing to reinstall the whole system from scratch.

What is new in version 6.0:

• This version is based on 4MLinux 6.0 Server Edition.

What is new in version 5.1:

• This version is based on 4MLinux 5.1 Server Edition.

What is new in version 5.0:

• This version is based on 4MLinux 5.0 Server Edition.