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Ran into this wiki page while searching for small distros. This wiki entry is actually the smallest list I've found. Here is the biggest list of small distros i found, if anyone cares to research further and expand the article.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Mini_Distributions/
i dont'know.. i added a linux distro that is used on old machine.. is that a minilinux? i cut it.. for now
I will remove menuetOS, because it isn't linux —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.85.121.132 ( talk) 06:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
I've never seen "MiniLinux" used as a standard term outside Wikipedia, even though I'm familiar with many of those mini-distributions. Also, I've never seen that logo, which is strangely claimed as a "standard logo". -- LodeRunner 14:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
The term Mini Linux appears to be in more broad use than MiniLinux, and is derived from the original MINI LINUX. Cwolfsheep 23:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
So I'm suggesting one. Fits on a standard Mini CD - 210mb or smaller. This might be slightly original research but is a very, very useful page. 81.197.43.229 ( talk) 18:36, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
This (still) sounds reasonable. Very useful page while looking for lightweight Linux that runs on low performance or older hardware, e.g. for thin clients. 62.178.201.201 ( talk) 07:43, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
...kernel agnostic, as in " LiveDistro".
Granted, many "mini" OS distributions are based on Linux, but not all are. There are several non-Linux distributions that have proven themselves very useful or feature-rich despite their size--in particular, MenuetOS and KolibriOS. Further, there are a host of other specialized distributions for embedded, mobile, and real-time systems, just as Linux has. My gripe is that many people have attempted adding links to other mini (yet non-Linux) distros only to have the links deleted outright, without any recognition of their significance or any offer of compromise.
I have not been able to find any other article with this kind of focus on modern functionality using less-than-modern desktop hardware. Oh, wait, this article also contains distros for the Nintendo DS, iPod, and Embedded Debian--not only desktops. Having recognized such overlaps, its fellow article in the Linux infobox, List of LiveDistros, does contain a heading for non-Linux distros. This "mini" article is part of a much larger category of specialized systems which is being wholly ignored. Simultaniously, the scope of this article must be restructured. Do embedded, mobile, PDA, real-time, video game console, and just plain "old" distros count as being "mini"? Should they be discussed here or in a new article? At the very least, I suggest that a heading for these non-Linux fellow "mini" distros be included somewhere and accepted as relevantly related to any Linux equivalent. -- Diluvial ( talk) 04:36, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
In looking though this article it is not in a fit state to be merged into or with another article, basically the whole thing looks like unsourced WP:OR. - Ahunt ( talk) 21:21, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
From the proposed deletion (at Mini Linux):
I moved the article from Mini Linux to Lightweight Linux distribution. This phrase is already used in 15 articles. It's also used in List of Linux distributions to refer to 10 distributions.
The article needs work for sure. Maybe it should be a list. -- Pnm ( talk) 01:53, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
http://delicate-linux.net/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.204.207.229 ( talk) 06:48, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Slax weighs only around 200MB and has portable profile. It should be mentioned in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zymnos ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
1. We should mention the minimum system requirements for all OS's. This way, there is an objective comparison possible. At present, there are many OS's mentioned as "lightweight" while in fact the resource use is still huge (for example Crunchbang, LXLE, ...)
Following refs were also removed: [7] [8]
2. Also, can someone add Zenwalk (Openbox version); I haven't found minimum sys requirements for this btw. Zenwalk (Xfce) runs on a Pentium III class processor about 500 mhz I suppose) with 256 Mb RAM and 4Gb HDD
11 October 2014, KVDP
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I added your min sys req column but I was only able to fill in a few. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.67.96.84 ( talk) 23:12, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
Because these informations are often outdated, painful to maintain, and almost useless for people (how many cares to know the current full version number of distribution when comparing these ?), I suggest to replace the columns "Current stable version" and "Release date" to a new column named "Latest release year" (same principle as the "Initial release year"). -- Dadu ( talk) 22:51, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
perhaps add Debris linux, Slax, wattOS and Vector Linux [1] KVDP ( talk) 12:51, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
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More distros need to be included. We just finished doing research for our lightweight Linux distros list and there are many other distros that can be included. You can find some in our list. Any suggestions? Should we do it? Not sure if some of the distros were left out intentionally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.205.125.193 ( talk) 21:26, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
Somebody added Turnkey to the "Overview" and "Comparison" sections. This is a virtual appliance. I think it should be removed from the list on the basis that it doesn't meet the common understanding of what we mean by the term, "distribution". Especially since it is comprised of mainly server software, and is basically suited to that task only. Therefore, it isn't a "full-featured" distro as are the vast majority of other entries on the list. It might fit in better on a list of virtual appliances or a list of server software packages. Huggums537 ( talk) 00:48, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
I think using a hyphen can make such phrases more easy to read and write special for non-European people, examples:
"Unix-like", " non-governmental organization", " non-alcoholic beverage" and many other non-** phrases, Light-sport aircraft and also open-source software.
So I think it is better to move this page to Light-weight Linux distribution like its related article the Light-weight process.
I also nominated the Category:Mini Linux distributions to be renamed to Category:Light-weight Linux distributions, because all people knows such distributions as "light-weight" no one don't call them "mini".
There are also a bunch of articles and categories that use proposed style, so it is not exception:
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I think it would be very useful if the comparison table included the information about the distro being a rolling distro or not. By rolling distro I mean one that can be upgraded from the running OS and does not require someone to install the upgrade from a CD or a USB flash drive.
Luckylemming ( talk) 11:53, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
It would be very useful to indicate in the table if the distro supports Firefox or not. I know some distros have for instance Midori, but don't have and can't have Firefox installed.
Luckylemming ( talk) 11:53, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
We had better to delete simple advertising and also old description parts as follows:
The perceived weight of a Linux distribution is strongly influenced by the desktop environment included with that distribution.[1][2] Accordingly, many Linux distributions offer a choice of editions. For example, Canonical hosts several variants ("flavors") of the Ubuntu distribution that include desktop environments other than the default Unity or Gnome. These variants include the Xubuntu and Lubuntu distributions for the comparatively light-weight Xfce and LXDE desktop environments.
The demands that a desktop environment places on a system may be seen in a comparison of the minimum requirement of Lubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 10.10 desktop editions. The only significant difference between these two distributions released in October 2010 was their desktop environment: While Ubuntu 10.10 included the Unity desktop, Lubuntu 10.10 included LXDE. And, while the minimum requirements of Ubuntu 10.10 were a 2 GHz processor and 2 GB of RAM,[3] the minimum requirements for Lubuntu 10.10 were 128 MB of RAM and a Pentium II.[4]
The above-mentioned descriptions are wasteful here. This article should show a list of distributions with simple notes. I would like to ask for other Wiki-writers' opinions for my proposal. --
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08:00, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
All the sizes listed for the OSs are very, very, VERY wrong. For example Absolute Linux says it's only 698 MB but in reality it's 2231 MB. This is a common theme as I checked a few of them and they were all wrong. I don't know if every single one is wrong, but I recommend that someone go through each making sure they're correct and changing them as needed. LegionaryIX ( talk) 04:18, 8 September 2020 (UTC)