These small distros can have some surprisingly major uses.

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

We used to need SBCs for these projects; modern microcontrollers handle them more easily and inexpensively while being easier ...

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 ...

A lightweight Linux distribution can revive old hardware. Puppy Linux and Linux Lite achieve this in very different ways. Both of these distributions can be used for free. Do you have an old computer ...

Plasma Mobile is a user interface for mobile Linux distributions that includes a mix of features borrowed from the KDE Plasma desktop environment and mixes in some mobile-specific components designed ...

When it comes to Linux, there is no one size fits all answer. But, unlike other desktop operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to squeeze you into a systems that’s too large or too small. Instead, Linux ...