Strapped for hard disk space? Install one of these lightweight Linux distros to make your PC usable again.

Do you have an old PC lying around gathering dust? How about a small-capacity USB flash drive sitting, unloved in a drawer? You can reuse your old computer and a USB flash drive by installing a tiny Linux distribution.

Mini Linux distros are great as they require fewer system resources than other options yet still deliver a whole operating system experience, and we have nine of the smallest Linux distros for you to choose from.

  • LeFantome@programming.dev
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    9 months ago

    I was impressed with antiX as a light-weight system. If you are ok with a tiling window manager, ArchBang is good too.

    They are essentially stripped-down Debian and Arch respectively.