20+ Best Lightweight Linux Operating Systems

Insight: 20+ Best Lightweight Linux Operating Systems

Don’t worry if you have an old system or system with minimum configuration, There are a number of amazing lightweight Linux-based operating systems which can run perfectly in low specs systems.

Let’s go through some of the best lightweight Linux operating systems. Switch on your system, boot it with your choice of lightweight Linux distro, and enjoy.

1) LXLE

Based on Lubuntu. It uses the LXDE desktop environment.

Requirements:

512 MB RAM
Pentium 3
8000 MB Disk-space

2) Lubuntu:

Based on Ubuntu.

Requirements:

512 MB RAM
Pentium 4/Pentium M/AMD K8
3000 MB Disk space.

3) Arch Linux

Requirements:

64-compatible machine.
Minimum 512 MB RAM

Minimum 1 GB Disk space

4) Puppy Linux

Requirements:

233 Mhz CPU

Minimum 128 MB RAM
Minimum 512 MB Disk space

5) Linux Lite

Requirements:

Minimum 512 MB RAM
Minimum 700 Mhz CPU
Minimum 2000 MB disk space

List Of Lightweight Linux Operating Systems

Operating System	RAM	CPU (Min) MHz	Disk ( Min)	Desktop Environment
Puppy Linux	128	233 MHz	512	JWM
Linux Lite	512	700 MHz	2000	XFCE
ArchBang	256	i686 or x86_64 compatible machine	700	Openbox
LXLE	512	Pentium 3	8000	LXDE
ArchLabs		x86-64 Processor	5000	Bspwm, AwesomeOpenbox, XFCE4, i3,
Zorin OS Lite	512	700 MHz	8000	Custom
Bodhi Linux	128	500 MHz	4000	Moksha
CRUX	192	x86-64 or newer CPUs	1000	Openbox
KNOPPIX	120	i486	2000	LXDE
Peppermint	512	Intel x86 architecture	3600	LXDE
PCLinuxOS	512	Any Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	12000	KDE, LXDE, XFCE, Mate
Trisquel Mini	128	AMD K6 or Intel Pentium II	3000	LXDE
Manjaro Linux – Xfce Edition	512	1 GHz	30000	Xfce
Peach OSI	512	700 MHz processor	8600	XFCE, Mate & Cinnamon.
Raspbian	512	1 GHz	5000	Custom environment
Debian	256	1 GHz	10000	KDE
Sparky Linux	256	i686 / AMD64 CPU	10000	LXDE, JWM, Openbox, KDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce, Budgie, Enlightenment.
SliTaz	192	i486 or x86 Intel compatible processors	80	Openbox
Elive	128	300 MHz	700	Enlightenment
BunsenLabs Linux	256	1 GHz	10000	Openbox
Slax	48	Any Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	220	KDE

20+ Best Lightweight Linux Operating Systems