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DietPi


Last Update: 2024-03-21 03:22 UTC


DietPi is a Debian-based Linux distribution, primarily developed for single-board computers such as Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi or Odroid. It also supplies builds for 64-bit x86 personal computers and virtual machines, including VMware, VirtualBox, UTM, Hyper-V, Proxmox and Parallels. The base installation of DietPi comes without any desktop, but a desktop option can be activated via the built-in "dietpi-software" program. The distribution ships with a number of menu-driven configuration tools which can be run from the terminal.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 240 (28), 6 months: 238 (25), 3 months: 240 (24), 4 weeks: 247 (24), 1 week: 233 (26)

Average visitor rating: 8/10 from 4 review(s).


DietPi Summary
Distribution DietPi
Home Page https://dietpi.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://dietpi.com/forum/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://dietpi.com/docs
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Download Mirrors https://dietpi.com/#download
Bug Tracker https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues
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 • 2018-01-28: Distribution Release: DietPi 6.0
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Feature 9.2 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159
Release Date 2024-03-16 2022-03-05 2021-12-15 2020-12-15 2018-01-28 2017-12-17
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 100-700 100-700 100-700 50-600 80-5000 100-200
Free Download IMG, ISO, OVA IMG, ISO IMG, ISO IMG IMG IMG
Installation -- -- -- -- -- --
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- --
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture arm64, armhf, x86_64 arm64, armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 9.2 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159
Package 9.2 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.10 1.2.5.1 1.2.4 1.2.3.2 1.1.3 --
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.21 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4
bind (9.20.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (129.0.6668.100) -- -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.11) -- -- -- -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.3 1.45.6 1.43.6 1.43.4
firefox (131.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.2 2.11.1 2.10.4 2.10.2 2.8 2.6.3
gcc (14.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
gimp (2.10.38) -- -- -- -- -- --
glibc (2.40) 2.37 2.33 2.34 2.31 2.24 2.24
gnome-shell (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12rc1 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3
gtk (4.16.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
httpd (2.4.62) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.3.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (24.08.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (33) 31 29 28 27 24 23
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.11.2) 6.6.11 5.15.5 5.13 5.8 4.12.6 4.9.51
Package 9.2 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (11.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (24.2.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
mysql (9.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (23) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (9.9p1) 9.6p1 8.7p1 8.4p1 8.3p1 7.5p1 --
openssl (3.3.2) 3.1.4 1.1.1m 1.1.1l 1.1.1f 1.1.0f 1.0.2l
perl (5.40.0) 5.38.2 5.32.1 5.32.1 5.30.3 5.26.0 5.24.1
php (8.3.12) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (6.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (17.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.13.0) 3.11.7 3.9.8 3.9.4 3.8.2 -- --
qt (6.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
samba (4.21.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
systemd (256.7) 255.2 249.7 248.3 246.4 234 232
thunderbird (131.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.0 --
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- --
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.13) -- -- -- -- -- --

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for DietPi

Average rating
8.0
from 4 review(s)



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Version: 9.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-06-02
Votes: 7


Running v9.4.2 - an insanely fast minimalist distro. Works great on arm64 devices.

Pros
Extreme speed and minimal resource usage. Doesn't waste your chiplet's time cycling everything to the memory card.
DietPi-Survey shares trustworthy performance data on many SBCs -- really helps pick one for the next project
Decent support for many arm-based SBCs
It's still debian if you need it to be

Neutral
Learning curve for ubuntu/debian users. htop not top. dropbear not OpenSSH
Backport script can frankendebian from other .deb distros instead of flashing. Chew up your memory card a little at first to get the speed later!

Cons
Not really focused on security, default settings need to be improved
Limited mirrors for dietpi packages, especially in North America
Default wait for network to come online is just ridiculously long
Once you taste the speed, going back to mainline distros for the features you miss still feels like molasses in winter


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Version: 8.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-19
Votes: 10


Current version is v8.25.1

- very small and very quick and flexible
- Desktops can be installed later
- multiplatform (arm/x_86_X64)
- good support from forum community
- Less suitable for beginners
- Unfortunately there are no fancy VMs available for ARM, you have to create them yourself
- Installation via images or ISO with bare metal installer (Native PC x86-X64)
- Installation also via Convertierunsscrpit (convert installed Debian to Dietpi)

Too good to only run on SBCs, runs well on native PCs and VMs.



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Version: 8.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-18
Votes: 14


Pros - Easy to use once you understand which files to modify for Raspberry Pi usage this is simple.
Does have the ability to install apps using dietpi-software which allows you to set up various things which may be useful.

Cons - If you are not aware of how to use Linux or have not looked over the DietPi Docs this is tough to set up and use properly.

Overall, if you READ the docs and understand how to cut the sd card and set up the wifi, the process becomes simpler.

Been using this for years and it does the job!


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