These small distros can have some surprisingly major uses.

This lightweight Linux distro I tried can run on older machines - but looks modern ...

The minimalist Linux distribution updates its base to kernel 6.18.2 and GCC 15.2.0. Tiny Core remains systemd-free.

The software finally matched what the hardware could do.

The first name on the list, Puppy Linux is a must-try Linux distro for low-end PC users. It is renowned for its extremely small size and minimal system requirement. The distro is designed to run ...

There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 286.

Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution designed to breathe new life into old computer hardware by offering a full desktop operating system that runs on a wide range of hardware ...

Raspberry Pi’s new RP2350 microcontroller is a small cheap chip that powers the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and other inexpensive development boards. Released earlier this month, the RP2350 is a major upgrade ...

There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 286.

Also in today’s open source roundup: A roundup of the smallest Linux distributions, and have we hit peak screen size for smartphones? Linux has much to offer any computer user, but we’re all human and ...

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? Here are my picks.