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Comparison of lightweight Linux distributions

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Linux distribution with low resource requirements
In the extreme case - user can use a computer without aGUI and even browse the internet in a terminal, without images, inLynx, on a weak computer

Alight-weight Linux distribution is aLinux distribution that uses lower memory and processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in amore responsive machine, and allow devices with fewersystem resources (e.g. older orembedded hardware) to be used productively. The lower memory and processor-speed requirements are achieved by avoidingsoftware bloat, i.e. by leaving out features that are perceived to have little or no practical use or advantage, or for which there is no or low demand.

The perceived weight of a Linux distribution is strongly influenced by thedesktop environment included with that distribution.[1][2] Accordingly, many Linux distributions offer a choice of editions. For example,Canonical hosts several variants ("flavors") of theUbuntu distribution that include desktop environments other than the defaultGNOME or the deprecatedUnity. These variants include theXubuntu andLubuntu distributions for the comparatively light-weightXfce andLXDE /LXQt desktop environments.

The demands that a desktop environment places on a system may be seen in a comparison of theminimum system requirements of Ubuntu 10.10 and Lubuntu 10.10 desktop editions, where the only significant difference between the two was their desktop environment. Ubuntu 10.10 included theUnity desktop, which had minimum system requirements of a 2 GHz processor with 2 GB of RAM,[3] while Lubuntu 10.10 included LXDE, which required at least a Pentium II with 128 MB of RAM.[4]

Overview of some distributions

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Comparison

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DistributionMinimum system requirementsDesktop / Window managerBased onPackage managerImage sizePurposeLatest release yearMaintainerCreatedFounder
Absolute LinuxCPU:x86-64
RAM: 64 MB (1 GB+ recommended)[13][14]		iceWMSlackwareXPKGTOOL2264 MB[15]Desktop2023Absolute Linux Team2007Absolute Linux Team
Alpine LinuxRAM: 128MB (256MB to install)[16]None by default[17]BusyBox,muslAPK8 MB (container), 130 MB (disk)Lightweight desktop, security[18]2024[19]Alpine Linux development team2010LEAF Project members
antiXCPU:x86-64
RAM: 256 MB[20]		IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM, herbstluftwm[21]MEPIS < DebianSynaptic[22]700 MB Base, 1000 MB Full, 310 MB CoreDesktop, portability (with persistence)[23]2024[24]Anticapitalista2007Anticapitalista
Bodhi Linux[25]CPU: 32-bit, 500 MHz (non-PAE)
RAM: 512 MB[26]
Drive: 5 GB		Moksha (a fixed E17)Ubuntu < DebianAPT575 MB (Standard),
1024 MB (AppPack)		Desktop2023Bodhi Linux team2011Bodhi Linux team
BunsenLabs LinuxRAM:

256 MB to run X[27]
1 GB for Firefox
2+ GB recommended

OpenBoxDebian StableSynaptic, APT, dpkg674 MB (i386, no PAE)

1100 MB (i386, AMD64)[27]

LiveCD, LiveDVD, lightweight desktop2024[28]Core maintainers2015Core maintainers
CrunchBang LinuxCPU: x86 or ARM

RAM: 1 GB

Drive: 2.1 GB.

OpenBoxDebiandpkg1600 MB[29]Lightweight Desktop2013[30]Philip Newborough (corenominal)2010[31]Philip Newborough (corenominal)
CRUXCPU: x86-64 (AMD Athlon 64, Intel Core, Intel Atom) or newer processors

RAM: 192 MB (2017)[32]

OpenBox-pkgutils1773 MBBSD / experienced users, lightweight2022[33]Core maintainers2002Per Lidén
Damn Small LinuxCPU: 486dx

RAM: 8 MB[34]

Fluxbox, JWM—APT (optional)[35]700 MBDesktop20242005John Andrews,et al.
EliveCPU: 32 bit 500 MHz (non-PAE)

RAM: 512 MB[36]

EnlightenmentDebianAPT3000 MBDesktop2024Samuel F. Baggen2005Samuel F. Baggen
eLxrRAM: 512MB

CPU: 500 MHz

Storage: 1 GB

None by default, but Xfce is supportedDebian Stableapt300 MBEdge to Cloud2024eLxr.org and Wind River2024eLxr.org
FunOSCPU: Intel/AMD 64bit

RAM: 512 MB

Hard drive: 8 GB

JWMUbuntu LTSAPT1800 MBLightweight desktop2024[37]FunOS team2024FunOS team
Gentoo LinuxRAM: 32 MBNone by default, but you can install any—Portage400 MBDesktop, server, source-based, advancedRolling release2002Daniel Robbins
GoboLinuxRAM: 128 MB RAM

1000+ MB for full graphic[38]

CPU: x86_64

Awesome—1900 MB[39]Desktop2020GoboLinux team2003Hisham Muhammad and André Detsch
KnoppixRAM: 32 MB text, 512 MB LXDE.

1 GB recommended[40]

CPU: 486

LXDEDebiandpkg701 MBLive20222000Klaus Knopper
Lightweight Portable SecurityiceWMArch Linux390 MBSecure live operating system2021United States Department of Defense2011United States Department of Defense
Linux LiteCPU: Intel/AMD 1GHz dual core 64bit

RAM: 2 GB (2025)[41]

Drive: 20 GB

XfceUbuntu LTSAPT2900 MBDesktop (Windows users)2023[42]Jerry Bezencon2013Jerry Bezencon
Lubuntu

RAM: 384 à 800 Mo[43]

Drive: 4,3 GB[43]

LXQtUbuntuAPT3300 MBLightweight desktop2024Lubuntu team2009Lubuntu team
LXLERAM: 1 GB (2022)[44]

CPU: 64-bit (2022)

LXDEUbuntu LTSAPT1300 MBOlder computers, intermediate users2022LXLE team2012Ronnie
NanolinuxRAM: 64 MB (2017)[45]

CPU: 486

SLWM on Nano-XTiny Core Linux;[46] MicroCore Linux with BusyBox.19 MBLightweight, Runs on RAM, advanced2015Georg Potthast—Georg Potthast
OpenWrtCPU: x86 and over 50 router platforms

RAM: 32 MB (2018)[47] 64 MB recommended

None (headless server) - Includes LuCI admin UI[48]BusyBox,muslopkg6 MBSOHO Routers2023[49]OpenWrt developers2004
PCLinuxOS

CPU: 64-bit (from 2016)

RAM: 2 GB (2020)[50]

KDE, MATE, XFCEMandrakeAPT-RPM1000-3800 MBLive2023[51]Bill Reynolds2003Bill Reynolds
Peppermint Linux OS

CPU: x86

RAM: 1 GB.
4 GB recommended[52]

XFCEDebian, DevuanAPT1332 MBDesktop2024[53]Peppermint, LLC2010Peppermint, LLC
Porteus

CPU: 32 bit

RAM: 36 MB[54]

(multiple)SlackwareUSM260 MB (LxQt)Lightweight, portable (with persistence)[23]2022[55]Porteus2010Fanthom
Puppy Linux

RAM: 256 MB (2017)[56]

JWM-2.3.2Ubuntu LTS from Puppy 6Puppy Package Manager234 MB (Slacko)[57]Portable (with persistence),[23] lightweight[58]2023[59]Puppy Foundation2003Barry Kauler
Q4OSCPU: Intel / AMD 64bit

RAM: 256 Mb / 1 GB

Hard drive: 3 GB / 5 GB

Plasma/TrinityDebianAPT1464 MBLightweight desktop2024[60]Q4OS team2013Q4OS team
Salix OS

RAM: 512 MB

CPU: Intel Pentium III 1 GHz[61]

Hard drive: 8 GB

MATE, KDE, Xfce, Fluxbox, OpenboxSlackwareslapt-get613 MB (Fluxbox), 852 MB (MATE live)[62]Desktop2022[63]George Vlahavas2009George Vlahavas, Thorsten Mühlfelder and Cyrille Pontvieux
Slax

RAM:256MB

without web browser

KDE till Slax 8
Fluxbox since Slax 9		Slackware till Slax 8
Debian from Slax 9		APT226 MB[64]Portable2023[65]Tomas Matejicek2002Tomas Matejicek
SliTaz

RAM: 24 MB loram-cdrom[66]

128 MB loram

256 MB standard

Openbox—TazPkg50 MBPortable. Live (no persistence by default)[67]Rolling Release[68]dev team2008Christophe Lincoln
SparkyLinuxCPU: Intel/AMD 64bitLXQt, MATE, Xfce and KDEdebian LTSAPT1900 MB LXQt; KDE 2100 MBLightweight desktop2024[69]SparkyLinux team2012SparkyLinux team
Tiny Core Linux

CPU: 486DXRAM: 46 MB[70]

FLTK/FLWM, none, or you can install anyappbrowser (GUI) tce (CLI)11 MB (Core), 16 MB (TinyCore), 106 MB (CorePlus)Portable, advanced2024[71]Tiny Core team2009Robert Shingledecker
Tiny SliTaz

CPU: 386SX

RAM: 4 MB

8 MB recommended

None (VNC viewer or headless server)SliTazTiny SliTaz WEB site[72]Down to 800 KB, likely a 1.44 MB floppyPortable. Live (no persistence by default)2021dev team2011(?)Pascal Bellard
Trisquel Mini

RAM: 256 MB

CPU: 64-bit CPU for latest version[73]

LXDEUbuntu LTSAPT1200 MBFree software: desktop2023[74]Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)2005Rubén Rodríguez Pérez (quidam)
TurnKey Linux Virtual Appliance Library

RAM: 256 MB 2017[75]

None (headless server) - IncludesWebmin admin UIDebian (a minified base)[76]dpkg212 MB (Core)Lightweight headless server[77]2023[78]TurnKey Linux team2008Alon Swartz, Liraz Siri
VectorLinux Light

RAM:

64 MB Light edition

96 MB Standard

256MB Live[79]

Several / IceWMSlackwareslapt-get618 MBDesktop2017—2001—
Void Linux

CPU: ARMv6

Pentium 4 (SSE2)

RAM: 96 MB

Hard drive: 350 MB[80]

Xfce, or none[81]—XBPS250 MB (i686, without desktop environment)Desktop/embedded2024[82] (rolling release)Void Linux Team, Void Linux Community2008Juan Romero Pardines
XubuntuCPU: Intel/AMD 64bit

RAM: 1 GB

Hard drive: 8.6 GB[83]

XfceUbuntuAPT1660 MBLightweight desktop2024[84]Xubuntu team2008Xubuntu team
ZenwalkXfceSlackwarenetpkg974 MBDesktop2023[85]development team2004Jean-Philippe Guillemin

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