<s>
A	O
light-weight	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
distribution	I-Operating_System
is	O
one	O
that	O
uses	O
lower	O
memory	O
and/or	O
has	O
less	O
processor-speed	O
requirements	O
than	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
feature-rich	O
"	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lower	O
demands	O
on	O
hardware	O
ideally	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
more	B-Application
responsive	I-Application
machine	I-Application
,	O
and/or	O
allow	O
devices	O
with	O
fewer	O
system	B-General_Concept
resources	I-General_Concept
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
older	O
or	O
embedded	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
)	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
productively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
perceived	O
weight	O
of	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
is	O
strongly	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
desktop	O
environment	O
included	O
with	O
that	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
many	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
offer	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Canonical	O
hosts	O
several	O
variants	O
(	O
"	O
flavors	O
"	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
distribution	I-Operating_System
that	O
include	O
desktop	O
environments	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
default	O
GNOME	B-Application
or	O
the	O
deprecated	O
Unity	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
variants	O
include	O
the	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
and	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
distributions	O
for	O
the	O
comparatively	O
light-weight	O
Xfce	B-Language
and	O
LXDE	B-Language
/	O
LXQt	B-Language
desktop	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demands	O
that	O
a	O
desktop	O
environment	O
places	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
may	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
of	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.10	O
and	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
desktop	O
editions	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
only	O
significant	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
was	O
their	O
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.10	O
included	O
the	O
Unity	B-Device
desktop	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
of	O
a	O
2GHz	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
while	O
Lubuntu	B-Application
10.10	O
included	O
LXDE	B-Language
,	O
which	O
required	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
PentiumII	O
with	O
128MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
Gentoo	B-Application
–	O
can	O
be	O
the	O
lightest	O
system	O
,	O
because	O
even	O
GUI	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
compiled	O
with	O
-march	O
=	O
native	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchBang	O
–	O
inspired	O
by	O
CrunchBang	O
Linux	O
but	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
packaged	O
with	O
JWM	B-Language
and	O
IceWM	B-Language
,	O
or	O
Openbox	B-Language
and	O
Xfce	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parabola	O
GNU/Linux	O
-libre	O
-	O
an	O
Arch-based	O
lightweight	O
system	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
drive	O
:	O
5	O
GB	O
Moksha	O
(	O
a	O
fixed	O
E17	O
)	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
<	O
Debian	O
APT	O
575	O
MB	O
(	O
Standard	O
)	O
,	O
1024	O
MB	O
(	O
AppPack	O
)	O
Desktop	O
2020	O
Bodhi	O
Linux	O
team	O
2011	O
Bodhi	O
Linux	O
team	O
BunsenLabs	O
LinuxRAM	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	O
:	O
x86_64	O
Awesome	B-Language
-	O
1900	O
MB	O
desktop	O
2020	O
GoboLinux	O
team	O
2003	O
Hisham	O
Muhammad	O
and	O
André	O
Detsch	O
KnoppixRAM	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
disk	O
:	O
8	O
GB	O
Xfce	B-Language
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
APT	O
955	O
MB	O
Desktop	O
(	O
Windows	O
users	O
)	O
2020	O
Jerry	O
Bezencon	O
2013	O
Jerry	O
Bezencon	O
LubuntuNo	O
minimum	O
system	O
requirements	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	O
:	O
486	O
SLWM	O
on	O
Nano-X	O
Tiny	O
Core	O
Linux	O
;	O
MicroCore	O
Linux	O
with	O
BusyBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
without	O
web	O
browser	O
KDE	O
till	O
Slax	O
8Fluxbox	O
since	O
Slax	O
9	O
Slackware	B-Application
till	O
Slax	O
8Debian	O
from	O
Slax	O
9	O
APT	O
226	O
MB	O
portable	O
2020	O
Tomas	O
Matejicek	O
2002	O
Tomas	O
Matejicek	O
SliTazRAM	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
256	O
MB	O
standard	O
Openbox	B-Language
-	O
TazPkg	O
50	O
MB	O
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	O
:	O
Pentium	O
II	O
LXDE	B-Language
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
LTS	I-Operating_System
APT	O
1200	O
MB	O
Free	B-Application
software	I-Application
:	O
desktop	O
2020	O
Rubén	O
Rodríguez	O
Pérez	O
(	O
quidam	O
)	O
2005	O
Rubén	O
Rodríguez	O
Pérez	O
(	O
quidam	O
)	O
TurnKey	B-General_Concept
Linux	I-General_Concept
Virtual	O
Appliance	O
LibraryRAM	O
:	O
256	O
MB	O
2017	O
None	O
(	O
headless	O
server	O
)	O
-	O
Includes	O
Webmin	B-Application
admin	O
UI	O
Debian	O
(	O
a	O
minified	O
base	O
)	O
dpkg	O
212	O
MB	O
(	O
Core	O
)	O
Lightweight	O
headless	O
server	O
2020	O
TurnKey	B-General_Concept
Linux	I-General_Concept
team	O
2008	O
Alon	O
Swartz	O
,	O
Liraz	O
Siri	O
VectorLinux	O
LightRAM	O
:	O
</s>
