If you're looking for a distribution for an aging machine and you want to go with something other than a Ubuntu-based distribution, walk through the Arch with Omega.

LibreELEC is a lightweight free and open source operating system designed to turn a computer into a media center. The GNU/Linux distribution provides “just enough” of an OS to run the Kodi media ...

If your aging Windows PC is struggling and you want to give it a new lease of life, there is an excellent selection of Linux distros that can turn it into a responsive machine. These distros are lean ...

In my recent exploration of Microsoft’s Azure Linux 3, I was impressed by its efficient RAM usage — just 115MB upon booting. This sparked my curiosity about the RAM consumption of various Linux ...

Besgnulinux could be one of the best lightweight Linux distros. Besgnulinux is based on Debian Trixie. This distribution ships with tons of preinstalled apps. Besgnulinux. Besgnulinux. Besgnulinux.

When running Kubernetes clusters for development, the operating system’s footprint can make or break performance and agility. Heavy, general-purpose Linux distributions waste memory and CPU cycles on ...

Puppy Linux is a niche computing solution that shows the flexibility and usefulness of open-source tools and the staying power of the Linux operating system. Normally in this column, I focus on new ...