Tiny Core Linux Alternatives

Tiny Core Linux is described as '(TCL) is a minimal Linux operating system that manifests the Core Project's philosophy and focuses on providing a base system using BusyBox and flwm' and is a Linux Distro in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tiny Core Linux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and HP webOS apps. The best Tiny Core Linux alternative is Fedora, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tiny Core Linux are EndeavourOS, Lubuntu, Puppy Linux and Haiku.

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  1. Porteus icon
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    Porteus is a complete linux operating system that is optimized to run from CD, USB flash drive, hard drive, or other bootable storage media. It's small (under 300Mb) and insanely fast which allows you to start up and get online while most other operating systems are left...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. KolibriOS icon
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    KolibriOS is a tiny yet incredibly powerful and fast operating system. This power requires only a few megabyte disk space and 8MB of RAM to run. Kolibri features a rich set of applications that include word processor, image viewer, graphical editor, web browser and well over 30...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. EasyOS icon
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    EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution that uses many technologies and package formats pioneered by Puppy Linux .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Slax icon
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    Slax is a minimalist desktop live CD based on Debian's "stable" branch, it boots into a simple desktop using the Fluxbox window manager which offers a small collection of applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system. There are a lot of reasons why somebody would want to install an LFS system. The question most people raise is "why go through all the hassle of manually...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Fusion OS icon
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    A hobby OS implemented in Nim.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  7. CRUX Linux icon
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    CRUX is a lightweight GNU/Linux distribution for the x86-64 architecture targeted at experienced users. The primary focus of this distribution is keep it simple, which is reflected in a straightforward tar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    both have very clear and basic system layouts

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    • CRUX Linux is Free and Open SourceTiny Core Linux is also Free and Open Source
  8. ToaruOS icon
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    ToaruOS is a completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and user space including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Plop Linux icon
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    Plop Linux is a small distribution built from scratch that can boot from CD, DVD, USB flash drive (UFD), USB hard disk or from network with PXE. It's designed to rescue data from a damaged system, backup and restore operating systems, automate tasks and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Macpup icon
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    Macpup is a minimalist desktop Linux distribution based on Puppy Linux . It uses Enlightenment as the default window manager and provides a user interface resembling that of Apple's macOS .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. DebianDog icon
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    DebianDog is very small Debian Live CD shaped to look and act like Puppy Linux. Debian structure and Debian behaviour are untouched and Debian documentation is 100% valid for DebianDog. You have access to all debian repositories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian
     
  12. Legacy OS icon
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    Legacy OS (formerly TEENpup Linux) is a distribution based on Puppy Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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