Overview Of The Lightweight Linux Operating Systems

Insight: Overview Of The Lightweight Linux Distros

Let’s have a quick look at the list of the lightweight Linux distros and their system requirements.

Distro	Minimum RAM (MB)	Minimum CPU	Minimum Disk Space (MB)
Lubuntu	512	Pentium 4, Pentium M, AMD K8 or Newer CPU. At least 266 MHz	3500
LXLE	512	Pentium 3	8000
Arch Linux	512	Any 64-compatible machine	1500
ArchBang	256	i686 or x86_64 compatible machine	800
ArchLabs	512	x86-64 Processor (+1.4GHz recommended)	5000
Puppy Linux	128	233 MHz	512
Linux Lite	512	700 MHz	2000
KNOPPIX	120	i486	2000
Peppermint	512	Processor based on Intel x86 architecture	4000
Trisquel Mini	128	AMD K6 or Intel Pentium II	3000
Porteus	256	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	512
PCLinuxOS	512	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	12500
Manjaro Linux – Xfce Edition	512	1 GHz	30000
Raspbian	512	1 GHz	5000
Peach OSI	512	700 MHz processor	8700
Modern X	256	366 MHz	3000
Debian	256	1 GHz	10000
Sparky Linux	256	i686 / amd64 CPU	10000
SliTaz	192	i486 or x86 Intel compatible processors	80
Elive	128	300 MHz	700
Bodhi Linux	128	500 MHz	4000
BunsenLabs Linux	256	1 GHz	10000
Slax	48	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	220
Linux Mint	512	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	10000
antiX	192	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	2900
Zorin OS Lite	512	700 MHz	8000
CRUX	192	x86-64 or newer CPUs	1000
wattOS	192	Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor	700
Tiny Core Linux	48	i486DX CPU	11

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