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What is the lightest Linux distribution?
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What is the lightest Linux distribution
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Default Desktop Environment
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SliTaz
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antiX
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Debian Stable
IceWM
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Puppy Linux
Free
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Fatdog64
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LXLE
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Debian>Ubuntu
LXDE
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SliTaz
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SliTaz
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SliTaz
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One of the smallest distributions with desktop GUI
The core liveCD is only 35 megabytes. The boot-from-internet option fits on a floppy.
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antiX
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antiX
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antiX
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2
Pros
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Extremely lightweight
Has a 70-90MB memory footprint.
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Specs
Based On:
Debian Stable
Default Desktop Environment:
IceWM
Init-System:
SysVInit
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
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Puppy Linux
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Puppy Linux
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Puppy Linux
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Extremely low minimum system requirements
Puppy Linux requires 128MB of RAM and 333Mhz of CPU, although 256MB of RAM is recommended.
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Fatdog64
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Fatdog64
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Fatdog64
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LXLE
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LXLE
My Recommendation for
LXLE
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2
Pros
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Extras over Lubuntu
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Debian>Ubuntu
Default Desktop Environment:
LXDE
Init-System:
Systemd
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
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Artix Linux
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Artix Linux
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Artix Linux
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1
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Specs
Based On:
Arch Linux
Default Desktop Environment:
Bash (Unix shell), Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE and XFCE
Package Manager:
Pacman
Release Schedule:
Rolling release
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Peppermint Linux OS
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Peppermint Linux OS
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Peppermint Linux OS
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3
Pros
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Fast and light on resources
RAM consumption is the same as LxLE, but more efficient and because of Whisker Menu and other tweaks that let us feel more like we have a XFCE desktop environment, as keyboard shortcuts, for instance, it looks like we got here the fastest and lightest, globally speaking. Very good on performance. Download Respin 7 (March 2017), install Libreoffice and then compare, for example, opening Libreoffice Writer inside Peppermint 7, Extix 17.04, Lubuntu 16.10, Xubuntu 16.04, Backbox 4.7, Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce an Mate or Linux Lite 3.4 (and others). Finally, you'll find out that after opening a few apps in Peppermint it remains smooth and light. Nemo file explorer on Peppermint is incredibly faster than on Mint Cinnamon; lx terminal is very fast when opening; updating is fast. And after all this, distro keeps working and working very solidly and consistently along the time. And yet the look and feel of the environment is pleasant.
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Based On:
Debian and Devuan
Default Desktop Environment:
Xfce
Init-System:
Systemd (not in Devuan base)
Package Manager:
Debian Package Manager
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Looks great
The XFCE Whisker menus and dark theme are well designed. Easy to move the panel to the top and add plank on the bottom.
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Linux Mint Xfce Edition
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Linux Mint Xfce Edition
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Linux Mint Xfce Edition
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Specs
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ubuntu
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TinyCore
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TinyCore
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TinyCore
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3
Pros
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Use of tcz packages stored on media outside of MyData
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Surprisingly customizable
Fluxbox window manager is especially slick looking all considered, and the options one gets with it's toolbar, app bar, and wallpaper are surprisingly complex for such a small distro.
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VERY small
Can be as small as about 9MB, and with even X, wireless modules, and more, it takes up only 72MB.
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Bodhi
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Bodhi
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Bodhi
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Low resource consumption 
System requirements include 128 MB RAM, 2.5 GB hard disk space, and a 300 MHz processor.
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EmpatheticNanaya's Experience
Stable & fast - only install what you need - my installation only uses 230mb ram at idle - easy to change to alternate themes
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Specs
Based On:
Ubuntu LTS
Default Desktop Environment:
Enlightenment 17(Moksha-fork)
Init-System:
Systemd
Release Schedule:
5 year LTS (same as Ubuntu)
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Different profiles to choose on first startup 
Bohdi Linux offers a few different profiles to choose from when first booting the OS.
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Minimal base system 
The philosophy for the distribution is to provide a minimal base system so that users can populate it with the software they want. Thus, by default it only includes software that is essential to most Linux users, including file browsers (EFM), a web browser (Midori) and a terminal emulator (Terminology).
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