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10 Best Minimal / Low-Footprint Linux distros

With the emergence of netbooks there is an increasing demand for lightweight and faster OS with minimal/low-footprint. We listed the 10 best:

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Cooking with SliTaz – An Innovative (and TINY!) Linux OS

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I just found a new toy. It’s a Linux distro running a complete desktop, Firefox browser, multimedia utilities, FTP/SSH/IM/torrent/email clients, and a custom package manager… in a 30MB ISO.

Created by sofiajanney 2 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 2 years 4 weeks ago
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Slitaz Linux: Zero to Distro in 30 MB!

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As a small (30 MB), quick-to-boot distro, SliTaz is entering a field well-served by the likes of DSL and Puppy Linux. When going up against such heavyweights, SliTaz must offer something truly remarkable to distinguish itself.

Created by webspider 2 years 8 weeks ago – Made popular 2 years 8 weeks ago
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Tiny Core Linux 2.6 arrives

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Tiny Core lead developer Robert Shingledecker has announced the availability of version 2.6 of Tiny Core Linux. Tiny Core is a minimal Linux distribution that's only about 10 MB in size and is based on the 2.6 Linux kernel. The latest release includes several bug fixes, changes and updates.

Created by junkboxer 2 years 10 weeks ago – Made popular 2 years 10 weeks ago
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Slitaz Linux - Tiny but fierce

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When someone asks you to name a small Linux distro, under 100MB, names like Puppy and Damn Small Linux come to mind. Now, the featherweight category has another candidate, a 25MB fighter called Slitaz.

Created by Formaxx 2 years 44 weeks ago – Made popular 2 years 44 weeks ago
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Top 5 Tiny Distros

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I was cleaning up my /home partiton when I noticed I had several tiny distros hanging around waiting to be tested. So I thought this might be a good time to write an updated Mini-distro Roundup. Unlike last time, the five contestants are all less than 88 MB in download size. The five contestants are CDlinux 0.6.1, Damn Small Linux 4.3r2, Puppy 4.0rc, Slitaz 1.0, and Austrumi 1.6.5.