+ Also supports 32-bit hardware Reasons to avoid - Not many apps SliTaz, which stands for Simple, Light, Incredible, Temporary Autonomous Zone is one of the smallest distros that ships with a graphical desktop. The distro uses the Openbox window manager and despite its size allows you to en...
Arguably the most used of them all,Alpine Linuxis a lightweight, simple, and security-oriented Linux distribution, which is built aroundmusl libcandbusyboxthus making it small and very resource efficient. It requires not more than8 MBwhen deployed in a container and a minimal installation on d...
Basically, Arch Linux is likebuilding your own custom operating system. Whereas other distros walk you through installation through a tidy graphical interface,Arch requires you to put a bit of effort in. Arch provides the foundation; it is up to you to build the house you’re going to live ...
The second distro that we feature in this list is Puppy Linux. Puppy Linux is a little different than traditional distros out there. It is designed to run from RAM without needing to be installed in a physical system. If appropriately configured, you can save the sessions, plus it continues...
Today, I’ve chosen for you the 10 best Linux distributions that offer superb stability, easy to use interfaces, and some even offering an out-of-the-box beautiful look. All of this while being extremely lightweight! Why lightweight Linux distros matter in 2020?
With 32-bit and 64-bit options, Porteus is one of the best Linux distros for aging PC hardware. Capable of booting up in just 15 seconds, Porteus takes up just 300MB of storage space. Porteus can even be loaded into RAM and run purely from the system memory. Because Porteus is Portabl...
Since, Linux is about to enter into a new era, asLinus Torvalds– creator of Linux has announced about the new kernel of Linux ver. 3.0. After 15 years, Linux is about to end a long cycle of ver. 2.0. With the new kernel, there will benext generation distros of Linux, but you ha...
Best Lightweight Linux distros for old laptops and desktops Note:The list is in no particular order of ranking, take a look at the minimum system requirements to choose one for yourself. 16. Q4OS Support for 32-bit systems:Yes Q4OS is a Debian-based distribution which aims to provide a...
To get a taste of Linux, you don’t always have to have a beast of a computer. We know that the latest version of Ubuntu and other such newer Linux distros can be a bit difficult to run on older systems. However, there are many operating systems in the world of Linux that are espe...
The Linux kernel distro must have the user namespace enabled. In the last years, the majority of GNU/Linux distros have the user namespace enabled by default. This means that you do not need to have root privileges to access to the JuNest environment via this method. This wiki provides ...