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Tiny Core Linux: The Smallest Linux Distro Ever Made

Bring your old PC back to life by installing Tiny Core Linux, the smallest and the most lightweight Linux distro you can get your hands on. - Community submission by Editor (9to6linux) on

Tiny Core Linux: The Smallest Linux Distro Ever Made

Tiny Core Linux: The Smallest Linux Distro Ever Made

Bring your old PC back to life by installing Tiny Core Linux, the smallest and the most lightweight Linux distro you can get your hands on.

You might look at the current crop of major Linux distros and see how big their ISO images are. It's common to see the sizes balloon to several gigabytes.

What if there was a smaller Linux distro out there that didn't take up so much space? Fortunately, there is. It's called Tiny Core Linux.

What Is Tiny Core Linux?

As the name suggests, Tiny Core Linux is a Linux distribution that is meant to have, well, a tiny core. It's intended to be the bare minimum to boot up and display a desktop. This includes the kernel, BusyBox, an FLWM desktop, and nothing else.