# Unslung

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**Unslung** is an [open source](/source/Open-source_software) firmware for the [Linksys](/source/Linksys) [NSLU2](/source/NSLU2).[1][2] It is based on the stock Linksys firmware. Due to the device running [Linux](/source/Linux), and therefore being licensed under, and subject to the terms of the [GNU General Public License](/source/GNU_General_Public_License), Linksys released the [source code](/source/Source_code).

Unslung takes the Linksys firmware and expands upon it. It is still subject to some of the restrictions that the Linksys firmware has, but also removes some of them. Based on the old [Linux 2.4 kernel](/source/Linux_kernel), support for some newer devices may not exist. The web interface of the default Linksys firmware is kept, fully functioning, except for the upgrade interface.

Through [ipkg](/source/Ipkg), users are able to install over 1000 [Optware](/source/Optware) packages to the device. These have been specially compiled for the NSLU2.

## Current Release

The Unslung 6.10 Beta firmware is based on the Linksys V2.3R63/A5 firmware. It is a minor bugfix/update of that of Unslung 6.8.[3]

## See also

- [SlugOS](/source/SlugOS)

## References

1. ["Asterisk appliance"](https://www.usenix.org/system/files/login/articles/609-chak.pdf). Retrieved 2025-02-18.

1. Goodwin, Steven (2010). "Appliance Hacking". *Smart Home Automation with Linux*. Berkeley, CA: Apress. p. 50. [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. ["Unslung Homepage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070613061722/http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/HomePage). Archived from [the original](http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/HomePage) on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-12-30.

## External links

- [NSLU2-Linux](http://www.nslu2-linux.org) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162122/http://www.nslu2-linux.org/) 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- [Linksys NSLU2 Product Information Page](https://www.linksys.com/se/support-product?pid=01t80000003KVoJAAW)

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