# SlugOS

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**SlugOS** is common source base for a group of firmware distributions for the [Linksys](/source/Linksys) [NSLU2](/source/NSLU2).[1][2]

## SlugOS

SlugOS comprises:

- SlugOS/BE (née OpenSlug) - [Big Endian](/source/Big_Endian)
- SlugOS/LE (née DebianSlug) - [Little Endian](/source/Little_Endian)
- UcSlugC

## SlugOS/BE

SlugOS/BE is the [Big Endian](/source/Big_Endian) version of the SlugOS alternative firmware for the [Linksys](/source/Linksys) [NSLU2](/source/NSLU2).

## SlugOS/LE

SlugOS/LE is the [Little Endian](/source/Little_Endian) version of the SlugOS alternative firmware for the [Linksys](/source/Linksys) [NSLU2](/source/NSLU2).

## See also

- [Unslung](/source/Unslung)

## References

1. Goodwin, Steven (2010). "Appliance Hacking". *Smart Home Automation with Linux*. Berkeley, CA: Apress. p. 51. [doi:10.1007/978-1-4302-2779-3_2](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2779-3_2). ISBN 978-1-4302-2778-6.

1. ["Putting a Slug to Work"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4784398). *IEEE Xplore*. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-18.

## External links

- [SlugOS HomePage](https://web.archive.org/web/20061012174308/http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/SlugOS/HomePage)

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