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Last Updated on February 4, 2023 by admin
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.
Based on Lubuntu. It uses the LXDE desktop environment.
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Based on Ubuntu.
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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 |