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Runs on whatever is left in the cupboard: 32-bit, no systemd, around 200 MB of RAM at idle.
Facts
- Family
- debian
- Based on
- Debian 13
- Release model
- Fixed release
- Current
- 26.1
- Init system
- sysVinit, with runit as an option
- Default desktop
- IceWM
- NVIDIA
- Debian's nvidia-driver packages, installed by hand.
- Systemd-free
- Yes
- 32-bit support
- Yes
- As of
- 2026-10-09
How the chooser scores it
Scores run from 1 to 5, and 5 is best for the user. They are opinion with a spreadsheet.
- StabilityStability: 4 out of 5
- Easy installEasy install: 3 out of 5
- Daily comfortDaily comfort: 2 out of 5
- Docs and helpDocs and help: 2 out of 5
- Fresh softwareFresh software: 2 out of 5
- GamingGaming: 1 out of 5
- DevelopmentDevelopment: 2 out of 5
- Old hardwareOld hardware: 5 out of 5
- ControlControl: 4 out of 5
- LightnessLightness: 5 out of 5
- NVIDIA, recent cardsNVIDIA, recent cards: 2 out of 5
- NVIDIA, older cardsNVIDIA, older cards: 2 out of 5
Caveats
- A spartan IceWM desktop with minimal polish.
- Modern browsers and apps will still want more memory than the system itself does.
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