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1. ifh-hn+Mc[view] [source] 2025-12-06 16:04:37
>>LorenD+(OP)
I've used many of these small Linux distros. I used to have Tiny Core in a VM for different things.

I also like SliTaz: http://slitaz.org/en, and Slax too: https://www.slax.org/

Oh and puppy Linux, which I could never get into but was good for live CDs: https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/

And there's also Alpine too.

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2. dayeye+Bj[view] [source] 2025-12-06 16:57:30
>>ifh-hn+Mc
wondering what's your typical usage for those small distros?
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3. jbstac+5k[view] [source] 2025-12-06 17:02:20
>>dayeye+Bj
They can be nice for running low footprint VMs (e.g. in LXD / Incus) where you don't want to use a container. Alpine in particular is popular for this. The downside is there are sometimes compatibility issues where packages expect certain dependencies that Alpine doesn't provide.
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