Tiny Core Linux is a distribution that doesn’t try to compete with the giants. Instead, it carves out a unique niche by being incredibly small, incredibly fast, and surprisingly capable for its size.

These small distros can have some surprisingly major uses.

Once upon a time operating systems shipped on a stack of 1.4MP floppy disks. These days most come on DVDs because the installer files can’t fit on 640MB CDs. And then there’s Tiny Core Linux. Tiny ...

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 ...

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Looking for a light-weight, but capable operating system? It doesn’t get much lighter than Tiny Core Linux. The disc image for the most basic version of this operating system is just 16MB, and it ...