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General Tech => Operating System => : Super_mario666 September 24, 2012, 06:16:43 PM

: Lightweight OS?
: Super_mario666 September 24, 2012, 06:16:43 PM

im look for a new distro of linux and i just need a lightweight version that doesn't take up that much space but that still has a few light program pre-installed on it like a GUI, browser, etc.

any suggestions?

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: 2r September 24, 2012, 06:22:15 PM

I havent used it in ages, but DSL used to be pretty good.

Now I would recommend Fedora with LXDE, its lightweight, uses a lot less resources and is very fast.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: namespace7 September 24, 2012, 07:11:02 PM

archbang and crunchbang is quite lightweight. Not as lightweight as arch though.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: techb September 25, 2012, 04:20:18 AM

Angstrom? Lol, you never specified a target platform, so I'll go with Angstrom. WITH bootloader can fit on 256mb NAND flash.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: Live Wire September 25, 2012, 11:59:30 AM

A little larger, but still small. Puppy linux, or even mint.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: Axon September 26, 2012, 12:37:19 AM

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: techb September 26, 2012, 12:52:01 AM

: Axon  September 26, 2012, 12:37:19 AM

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ (http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/)

^^This for desktop/laptop stuff. I had DSL running as a media server on an old ass tower for the longest time.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: lucid September 26, 2012, 06:42:29 AM

I've had that installed in Virtualbox before. There's also puppy linux

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: Ullen September 26, 2012, 11:01:27 AM

Porteus is protable and its fast and small. Try it

http://porteus.org/ (http://porteus.org/)

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: th3g00n September 26, 2012, 01:46:56 PM

Lubuntu is light weight and debian based
http://lubuntu.net

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: namespace7 September 27, 2012, 12:30:22 AM

Almost forgot to mention the smallest linux on Earth (as far as I know):
http://www.toms.net/rb/

:)
Have fun.

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: aaorato October 03, 2012, 08:04:07 PM

Lots of stuff packed into 30MB
http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/ (http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/)


I've been using it since when it was 1

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: Kulverstukas October 03, 2012, 08:22:40 PM

God damn Puppy linux. I fucking love that distro. Very small, portable, fast as a rabbit fuck and with many, MANY tools and programs. Fits on my 2GB flash where I keep my documents and other stuff, and I still have more than half of drive space to use!!

: Re: Lightweight OS?
: Live Wire October 03, 2012, 09:45:57 PM

: Kulverstukas  October 03, 2012, 08:22:40 PM

God damn Puppy linux. I fucking love that distro. Very small, portable, fast as a rabbit fuck and with many, MANY tools and programs. Fits on my 1GB flash where I keep my documents and other stuff, and I still have more than half of drive space to use!!

sweet, I was actually right about something for once  :)