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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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The lightest Ubuntu based distro ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Korba@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Does anyone know any lightweight Ubuntu based disto that uses' less than 500Mb ram ?

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[–] federico3@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Debian, if you flip around the "based on" requirement.

Besides, what uses significant amounts of RAM is not "the distro" but the primarily the window manager, some daemons and little more. You can try LXDE as a window manager. Good luck with browsers tho.