Insight: 20+ Best Lightweight Linux Operating Systems In 2024
Let’s have a quick look into the list of some of the best lightweight Linux operating system for your old computers or laptop in 2021.
22+ Best Lightweight Linux Operating Systems In 2024
| Operating System | RAM | Minimum CPU (Min) MHz | Minimum Disk Required | Desktop Environment |
| Arch Linux | 512 | 64-bit compatible machine | 1 GB | No default desktop |
| Puppy Linux | 128 | 233 MHz | 512 | JWM |
| Lubuntu | 512 | Pentium 4/Pentium M/AMD K8 | 3000 | LXQT |
| Linux Lite | 512 | 700 MHz | 2000 | XFCE |
| ArchBang | 256 | i686 or x86_64 compatible machine | 700 | Openbox |
| LXLE | 512 | Pentium 3 | 8000 | LXDE |
| ArchLabs | x86-64 Processor | 5000 | Bspwm, AwesomeOpenbox, XFCE4, i3, | |
| Zorin OS Lite | 512 | 700 MHz | 8000 | Custom |
| Bodhi Linux | 128 | 500 MHz | 4000 | Moksha |
| CRUX | 192 | x86-64 or newer CPUs | 1000 | Openbox |
| KNOPPIX | 120 | i486 | 2000 | LXDE |
| Peppermint | 512 | Intel x86 architecture | 3600 | LXDE |
| PCLinuxOS | 512 | Any Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor | 12000 | KDE, LXDE, XFCE, Mate |
| Trisquel Mini | 128 | AMD K6 or Intel Pentium II | 3000 | LXDE |
| Manjaro Linux – Xfce Edition | 512 | 1 GHz | 30000 | Xfce |
| Peach OSI | 512 | 700 MHz processor | 8600 | XFCE, Mate & Cinnamon. |
| Raspbian | 512 | 1 GHz | 5000 | Custom environment |
| Debian | 256 | 1 GHz | 10000 | KDE |
| antiX Linux | 256 | Pentium III | 2.7 GB | NA |
| Sparky Linux | 256 | i686 / AMD64 CPU | 10000 | LXDE, JWM, Openbox, KDE, LXQt, MATE, Xfce, Budgie, Enlightenment. |
| SliTaz | 192 | i486 or x86 Intel-compatible processors | 80 | Openbox |
| CrunchBang++ | 512 MB | Pentium 4 | NA | NA |
| Elive | 128 | 300 MHz | 700 | Enlightenment |
| BunsenLabs Linux | 256 | 1 GHz | 10000 | Openbox |
| Slax | 48 | Any Intel, AMD or VIA x86/64 processor | 220 | KDE |
| Tiny Core | 46 | Pentium 2 | 11 | FLWM |
