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MiniOS
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Reader supplied reviews for MiniOS
Average rating
8.9 from 7 review(s)
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-06-11
Votes: 2
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I discovered this distro in 2025 (searching a linux with 32-bit uefi support) and i am very pleased with the preinstalled tools (especially toolbox version). Is based on debian so you can install all the applications you need.
I use it on slow computers and is running just fine. From web browsing to play movies, recovering files, remote connection and virtual machine technology...alll working just fine.
You can make a test using live-cd and install it if you like it. I really recommend it.
Congratulations to the authors ! i will check for updates
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-29
Votes: 7
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I have been using MiniOS for over 3 years now and I think this distribution is the best implementation of Debian for a flash drive. I don't know exactly what technologies the authors used, but MiniOS is worthy of being a benchmark for performance: the system boots quickly and works just as fast even when using old, slow flash drives. Since I work as a system administrator, I often have to use this system in my work, for which I have built several modules with the software I need, using the built-in tools for creating modules. I congratulate the developers on such a wonderful distribution and really hope that they will not stop there and continue to develop the project.
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-25
Votes: 6
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For my part, I am glad that I found this distro. I have also been using Thomas Mateicek's script for a long time. I have found that you can only make a working build from a pure Debian installation, because the rest either fail, or the mouse will not work even with a close relative (ubuntu). I do not make an iso file from the finished build. I just empty everything from the boot folder except for initrfs.img and vmlinuz. I place the prepared finished build folder on an ext4 file system, insert it into the ventoly grub menu, or place it in a linux file system, insert it into the host-linux grub menu with puppy linux frugal install, and always load it into RAM, because there is enough of it. I have been looking for a mini Debian distro for a long time in which the network manager works well and the wifi is ready to work, and I finally found the standard version with you. ... Thank you! I loaded this into the RAM using my own method, before that I edited the config file to my liking. After booting, I only had to set the keyboard to Hungarian in the internal settings menu and I installed everything I needed into the system. Then I copied the vmlinuz file from your original build to the root of the file system (I was able to do it because there was no kernel update in the meantime) and with the help of the Live Linux Kit I made my own build with an sb module from it. It is about 1.1GiB in size. Thank you. I will read more from you on how to update the kernel. ... Best regards, CsIxy
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-25
Votes: 0
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MiniOS uses minimal RAM - ROM - Space online , live and by installation. Firefox-esr is onbord, and all other useful system-features are preinstalled. It is a slim, fast and serious distro compared to other linux- systems. It convinced especially for older laptops if windows was damaged or out of update-time. If needed, some other software-apps could be installed via update and by the use of the puzzle-distro feature to install or to use at the live-start .
There is a way to compare the distro-variations of MiniOS if you download the various MiniOS - editions and start their iso-files alternatively by using the Yumi iso-installer to see them in the live - Modus on one device. thx
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-24
Votes: 0
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The distribution was pleasantly pleased. I use the Standard edition. Nothing superfluous, all the equipment was determined immediately. My favorite desktop environment is XFCE. Very smooth operation and moderate consumption of system resources leaves a pleasant feeling. I definitely recommend this distribution. I really hope that it will be developed and the developers in version 5 will make it even better. I haven't tried other editions yet, but I'm sure they won't disappoint me either. Good luck to the authors of this product!
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-05-23
Votes: 1
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This was a surprisingly delightful distro. However it has one major failing it is not the lightweight desktop it is advertised to be. In fact on a 32 bit machine it is clearly a middleweight distro weighing in at 620 MB RAM at idle, in the same class as LMDE, Kanotix, Emmabuntus. With youtube playing in the browser it eats a hefty 1201 MB RAM. This is in direct contrast to the advertised spec of 512 MB RAM for the 32 bit Standard addition. So at idle MiniOS already exceeds its spec by over 100 MB RAM.
That aside (it is far more than a nit-pick) it is a zippy distro with a pleasing desktop and fabulous app selection. I would rate this distro highly if it was not so RAM hungry. There are several 32 nit distros out there in the 80-400 MB RAM at idle range: antiX, Salix, Slackel, SliTaz. Bodhi, Void, Sparky, Porteus, Slax, Mageia, Exe/GNU to name a few.
I always rate distros against what they claim to do and in the case of MiniOS iit falls short of the mark. But if you have RAM to spare it is a nice distro.
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Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-05-22
Votes: 1
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GOOD Distribution. Based on XFCE. Customisable. Liked a LOT.
STANDARD Version is the DEFAULT.
ULTRA Version is the most Requested.
I use it with Ventoy Non Persistent Mode. Because of these ISSUEs
1. Time Zone cannot be SET manually. v4.0 which doesn't have this issue.
2. Some AUDIO Devices doesn't work out of the box.
3. Apart from en UTF-8 rest of the locales are not viewable.
4. Doesn't have default UserSpace Out of Memory Handler.
i have rolled back to v4.0.
WAITING for v5 with the Customisation REVISIONS.
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Latest Reviews
Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-06-11
Votes: 2
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I discovered this distro in 2025 (searching a linux with 32-bit uefi support) and i am very pleased with the preinstalled tools (especially toolbox version). Is based on debian so you can install all the applications you need.
I use it on slow computers and is running just fine. From web browsing to play movies, recovering files, remote connection and virtual machine technology...alll working just fine.
You can make a test using live-cd and install it if you like it. I really recommend it.
Congratulations to the authors ! i will check for updates
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-29
Votes: 7
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I have been using MiniOS for over 3 years now and I think this distribution is the best implementation of Debian for a flash drive. I don't know exactly what technologies the authors used, but MiniOS is worthy of being a benchmark for performance: the system boots quickly and works just as fast even when using old, slow flash drives. Since I work as a system administrator, I often have to use this system in my work, for which I have built several modules with the software I need, using the built-in tools for creating modules. I congratulate the developers on such a wonderful distribution and really hope that they will not stop there and continue to develop the project.
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-25
Votes: 0
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MiniOS uses minimal RAM - ROM - Space online , live and by installation. Firefox-esr is onbord, and all other useful system-features are preinstalled. It is a slim, fast and serious distro compared to other linux- systems. It convinced especially for older laptops if windows was damaged or out of update-time. If needed, some other software-apps could be installed via update and by the use of the puzzle-distro feature to install or to use at the live-start .
There is a way to compare the distro-variations of MiniOS if you download the various MiniOS - editions and start their iso-files alternatively by using the Yumi iso-installer to see them in the live - Modus on one device. thx
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-25
Votes: 6
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For my part, I am glad that I found this distro. I have also been using Thomas Mateicek's script for a long time. I have found that you can only make a working build from a pure Debian installation, because the rest either fail, or the mouse will not work even with a close relative (ubuntu). I do not make an iso file from the finished build. I just empty everything from the boot folder except for initrfs.img and vmlinuz. I place the prepared finished build folder on an ext4 file system, insert it into the ventoly grub menu, or place it in a linux file system, insert it into the host-linux grub menu with puppy linux frugal install, and always load it into RAM, because there is enough of it. I have been looking for a mini Debian distro for a long time in which the network manager works well and the wifi is ready to work, and I finally found the standard version with you. ... Thank you! I loaded this into the RAM using my own method, before that I edited the config file to my liking. After booting, I only had to set the keyboard to Hungarian in the internal settings menu and I installed everything I needed into the system. Then I copied the vmlinuz file from your original build to the root of the file system (I was able to do it because there was no kernel update in the meantime) and with the help of the Live Linux Kit I made my own build with an sb module from it. It is about 1.1GiB in size. Thank you. I will read more from you on how to update the kernel. ... Best regards, CsIxy
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-24
Votes: 0
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The distribution was pleasantly pleased. I use the Standard edition. Nothing superfluous, all the equipment was determined immediately. My favorite desktop environment is XFCE. Very smooth operation and moderate consumption of system resources leaves a pleasant feeling. I definitely recommend this distribution. I really hope that it will be developed and the developers in version 5 will make it even better. I haven't tried other editions yet, but I'm sure they won't disappoint me either. Good luck to the authors of this product!
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2025-05-23
Votes: 1
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This was a surprisingly delightful distro. However it has one major failing it is not the lightweight desktop it is advertised to be. In fact on a 32 bit machine it is clearly a middleweight distro weighing in at 620 MB RAM at idle, in the same class as LMDE, Kanotix, Emmabuntus. With youtube playing in the browser it eats a hefty 1201 MB RAM. This is in direct contrast to the advertised spec of 512 MB RAM for the 32 bit Standard addition. So at idle MiniOS already exceeds its spec by over 100 MB RAM.
That aside (it is far more than a nit-pick) it is a zippy distro with a pleasing desktop and fabulous app selection. I would rate this distro highly if it was not so RAM hungry. There are several 32 nit distros out there in the 80-400 MB RAM at idle range: antiX, Salix, Slackel, SliTaz. Bodhi, Void, Sparky, Porteus, Slax, Mageia, Exe/GNU to name a few.
I always rate distros against what they claim to do and in the case of MiniOS iit falls short of the mark. But if you have RAM to spare it is a nice distro.
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Project: MiniOS
Version: 4.1.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2025-05-22
Votes: 1
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GOOD Distribution. Based on XFCE. Customisable. Liked a LOT.
STANDARD Version is the DEFAULT.
ULTRA Version is the most Requested.
I use it with Ventoy Non Persistent Mode. Because of these ISSUEs
1. Time Zone cannot be SET manually. v4.0 which doesn't have this issue.
2. Some AUDIO Devices doesn't work out of the box.
3. Apart from en UTF-8 rest of the locales are not viewable.
4. Doesn't have default UserSpace Out of Memory Handler.
i have rolled back to v4.0.
WAITING for v5 with the Customisation REVISIONS.
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