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.
Overview Of The Lightweight Linux Operating Systems
| 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 |
