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DietPi


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:12 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.

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Average visitor rating: 6/10 from 2 review(s).

DietPi Summary
Distribution DietPi
Home Page https://dietpi.com/
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Documentation https://dietpi.com/docs
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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 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159
Release Date 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
Image Size (MB) 100-700 100-700 50-600 80-5000 100-200
Free Download IMG, ISO IMG, ISO IMG IMG IMG
Installation -- -- -- -- --
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- --
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture arm64, armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64 armhf, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support          
Full Package List 8.2 7.9 6.34 6.0 159

Full Package List:   DietPi 159
  Number of packages: 229 (download as TXT)
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  •  adduser 3.115
  •  apt 1.4.8
  •  apt-transport-https 1.4.8
  •  apt-utils 1.4.8
  •  base-files 9.9+deb9u2
  •  base-passwd 3.5.43
  •  bash 4.4-5
  •  bash-completion 1:2.1-4.3
  •  bc 1.06.95-9+b3
  •  bsdutils 1:2.29.2-1
  •  busybox 1:1.22.0-19+b3
  •  bzip2 1.0.6-8.1
  •  ca-certificates 20161130+nmu1
  •  console-setup 1.164
  •  console-setup-linux 1.164
  •  coreutils 8.26-3
  •  cpio 2.11+dfsg-6
  •  crda 3.18-1
  •  cron 3.0pl1-128+b1
  •  curl 7.52.1-5+deb9u3
  •  dash 0.5.8-2.4
  •  dbus 1.10.22-0+deb9u1
  •  dc 1.06.95-9+b3
  •  debconf 1.5.61
  •  debconf-utils 1.5.61
  •  debian-archive-keyring 2017.5
  •  debianutils 4.8.1.1
  •  diffutils 1:3.5-3
  •  dmsetup 2:1.02.137-2
  •  dosfstools 4.1-1
  •  dphys-swapfile 20100506-3
  •  dpkg 1.18.24
  •  dropbear 2016.74-5
  •  dropbear-bin 2016.74-5
  •  dropbear-initramfs 2016.74-5
  •  dropbear-run 2016.74-5
  •  e2fslibs:amd64 1.43.4-2
  •  e2fsprogs 1.43.4-2
  •  ethtool 1:4.8-1+b1
  •  fake-hwclock 0.11
  •  fbset 2.1-29
  •  findutils 4.6.0+git+20161106-2
  •  fuse 2.9.7-1
  •  gcc-6-base:amd64 6.3.0-18
  •  gettext-base 0.19.8.1-2
  •  gnupg 2.1.18-8~deb9u1
  •  gnupg-agent 2.1.18-8~deb9u1
  •  gpgv 2.1.18-8~deb9u1
  •  grep 2.27-2
  •  grub2 2.02~beta3-5
  •  grub2-common 2.02~beta3-5
  •  grub-common 2.02~beta3-5
  •  grub-pc 2.02~beta3-5
  •  grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta3-5
  •  gzip 1.6-5+b1
  •  hdparm 9.51+ds-1
  •  hfsplus 1.0.4-15
  •  hostname 3.18+b1
  •  htop 2.0.2-1
  •  ifupdown 0.8.19
  •  init 1.48
  •  initramfs-tools 0.130
  •  initramfs-tools-core 0.130
  •  init-system-helpers 1.48
  •  iproute2 4.9.0-1
  •  isc-dhcp-client 4.3.5-3
  •  iw 4.9-0.1
  •  kbd 2.0.3-2+b1
  •  keyboard-configuration 1.164
  •  klibc-utils 2.0.4-9
  •  kmod 23-2
  •  libacl1:amd64 2.2.52-3+b1
  •  libapparmor1:amd64 2.11.0-3
  •  libapt-inst2.0:amd64 1.4.8
  •  libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 1.4.8
  •  libassuan0:amd64 2.4.3-2
  •  libattr1:amd64 1:2.4.47-2+b2
  •  libaudit1:amd64 1:2.6.7-2
  •  libaudit-common 1:2.6.7-2
  •  libblkid1:amd64 2.29.2-1
  •  libbsd0:amd64 0.8.3-1
  •  libbz2-1.0:amd64 1.0.6-8.1
  •  libc6:amd64 2.24-11+deb9u1
  •  libcap2:amd64 1:2.25-1
  •  libcap-ng0:amd64 0.7.7-3+b1
  •  libc-bin 2.24-11+deb9u1
  •  libc-l10n 2.24-11+deb9u1
  •  libcomerr2:amd64 1.43.4-2
  •  libcryptsetup4:amd64 2:1.7.3-4
  •  libcurl3:amd64 7.52.1-5+deb9u3
  •  libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.52.1-5+deb9u3
  •  libdb5.3:amd64 5.3.28-12+deb9u1
  •  libdbus-1-3:amd64 1.10.22-0+deb9u1
  •  libdebconfclient0:amd64 0.227
  •  libdevmapper1.02.1:amd64 2:1.02.137-2
  •  libdns-export162 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3+deb9u3
  •  libedit2:amd64 3.1-20160903-3
  •  libelf1:amd64 0.168-1
  •  libexpat1:amd64 2.2.0-2+deb9u1
  •  libfdisk1:amd64 2.29.2-1
  •  libffi6:amd64 3.2.1-6
  •  libfreetype6:amd64 2.6.3-3.2
  •  libfuse2:amd64 2.9.7-1
  •  libgcc1:amd64 1:6.3.0-18
  •  libgcrypt20:amd64 1.7.6-2+deb9u2
  •  libgmp10:amd64 2:6.1.2+dfsg-1
  •  libgnutls30:amd64 3.5.8-5+deb9u3
  •  libgnutls-openssl27:amd64 3.5.8-5+deb9u3
  •  libgpg-error0:amd64 1.26-2
  •  libgssapi-krb5-2:amd64 1.15-1+deb9u1
  •  libhfsp0 1.0.4-15
  •  libhogweed4:amd64 3.3-1+b2
  •  libidn11:amd64 1.33-1
  •  libidn2-0:amd64 0.16-1+deb9u1
  •  libip4tc0:amd64 1.6.0+snapshot20161117-6
  •  libisc-export160 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3+deb9u3
  •  libiw30:amd64 30~pre9-12+b1
  •  libk5crypto3:amd64 1.15-1+deb9u1
  •  libkeyutils1:amd64 1.5.9-9
  •  libklibc 2.0.4-9
  •  libkmod2:amd64 23-2
  •  libkrb5-3:amd64 1.15-1+deb9u1
  •  libkrb5support0:amd64 1.15-1+deb9u1
  •  libksba8:amd64 1.3.5-2
  •  libldap-2.4-2:amd64 2.4.44+dfsg-5+deb9u1
  •  libldap-common 2.4.44+dfsg-5+deb9u1
  •  liblocale-gettext-perl 1.07-3+b1
  •  liblz4-1:amd64 0.0~r131-2+b1
  •  liblzma5:amd64 5.2.2-1.2+b1
  •  libmnl0:amd64 1.0.4-2
  •  libmount1:amd64 2.29.2-1
  •  libncurses5:amd64 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
  •  libncursesw5:amd64 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
  •  libnettle6:amd64 3.3-1+b2
  •  libnewt0.52:amd64 0.52.19-1+b1
  •  libnghttp2-14:amd64 1.18.1-1
  •  libnl-3-200:amd64 3.2.27-2
  •  libnl-genl-3-200:amd64 3.2.27-2
  •  libnpth0:amd64 1.3-1
  •  libntfs-3g871 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1
  •  libopts25:amd64 1:5.18.12-3
  •  libp11-kit0:amd64 0.23.3-2
  •  libpam0g:amd64 1.1.8-3.6
  •  libpam-modules:amd64 1.1.8-3.6
  •  libpam-modules-bin 1.1.8-3.6
  •  libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.6
  •  libparted2:amd64 3.2-17
  •  libpcre3:amd64 2:8.39-3
  •  libpcsclite1:amd64 1.8.20-1
  •  libpng16-16:amd64 1.6.28-1
  •  libpopt0:amd64 1.16-10+b2
  •  libprocps6:amd64 2:3.3.12-3
  •  libpsl5:amd64 0.17.0-3
  •  libreadline7:amd64 7.0-3
  •  librtmp1:amd64 2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-1+b1
  •  libsasl2-2:amd64 2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3
  •  libsasl2-modules-db:amd64 2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3
  •  libseccomp2:amd64 2.3.1-2.1
  •  libselinux1:amd64 2.6-3+b3
  •  libsemanage1:amd64 2.6-2
  •  libsemanage-common 2.6-2
  •  libsepol1:amd64 2.6-2
  •  libslang2:amd64 2.3.1-5
  •  libsmartcols1:amd64 2.29.2-1
  •  libsqlite3-0:amd64 3.16.2-5
  •  libss2:amd64 1.43.4-2
  •  libssh2-1:amd64 1.7.0-1
  •  libssl1.0.2:amd64 1.0.2l-2+deb9u1
  •  libssl1.1:amd64 1.1.0f-3+deb9u1
  •  libstdc++6:amd64 6.3.0-18
  •  libsystemd0:amd64 232-25+deb9u1
  •  libtasn1-6:amd64 4.10-1.1
  •  libtinfo5:amd64 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
  •  libudev1:amd64 232-25+deb9u1
  •  libunistring0:amd64 0.9.6+really0.9.3-0.1
  •  libusb-1.0-0:amd64 2:1.0.21-1
  •  libustr-1.0-1:amd64 1.0.4-6
  •  libuuid1:amd64 2.29.2-1
  •  linux-base 4.5
  •  linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64 4.9.51-1
  •  linux-image-amd64 4.9+80+deb9u2
  •  locales 2.24-11+deb9u1
  •  login 1:4.4-4.1
  •  lsb-base 9.20161125
  •  mawk 1.3.3-17+b3
  •  mount 2.29.2-1
  •  multiarch-support 2.24-11+deb9u1
  •  nano 2.7.4-1
  •  ncurses-base 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
  •  ncurses-bin 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
  •  netbase 5.4
  •  net-tools 1.60+git20161116.90da8a0-1
  •  ntfs-3g 1:2016.2.22AR.1+dfsg-1
  •  ntp 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-3+deb9u1
  •  openssl 1.1.0f-3+deb9u1
  •  p7zip 16.02+dfsg-3
  •  p7zip-full 16.02+dfsg-3
  •  parted 3.2-17
  •  passwd 1:4.4-4.1
  •  perl-base 5.24.1-3+deb9u2
  •  pinentry-curses 1.0.0-2
  •  procps 2:3.3.12-3
  •  psmisc 22.21-2.1+b2
  •  readline-common 7.0-3
  •  resolvconf 1.79
  •  rfkill 0.5-1+b1
  •  sed 4.4-1
  •  sensible-utils 0.0.9
  •  sudo 1.8.19p1-2.1
  •  systemd 232-25+deb9u1
  •  systemd-sysv 232-25+deb9u1
  •  sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-59.9
  •  tar 1.29b-1.1
  •  tzdata 2017c-0+deb9u1
  •  ucf 3.0036
  •  udev 232-25+deb9u1
  •  unzip 6.0-21
  •  usbutils 1:007-4+b1
  •  util-linux 2.29.2-1
  •  wget 1.18-5+deb9u1
  •  whiptail 0.52.19-1+b1
  •  wireless-regdb 2016.06.10-1
  •  wireless-tools 30~pre9-12+b1
  •  wpasupplicant 2:2.4-1+deb9u1
  •  wput 0.6.2+git20130413-5
  •  xkb-data 2.19-1+deb9u1
  •  xz-utils 5.2.2-1.2+b1
  •  zip 3.0-11+b1
  •  zlib1g:amd64 1:1.2.8.dfsg-5


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


 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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Version: 6.25
Rating: 3
Date: 2021-06-07
Votes: 0


 I was hoping for a solid armbian alternative, but this is really immature.
Activating hardware features for example takes more than (as opposed to armbian) one step, as for they arbitrarily mask those features with their config-tool, while the "work" of writing down the device identifier in /boot/armbianEnv.txt (yes it's not more than a layer on top of armbian) has to be manually done.
For my board, serial communication was unusable buggy (while it works fine with armbian), with no culprits to be found at the usual set screws (said config, dtb, dietpi-config, ...). Whatever they did to achieve this behavior, they now don't care to fix it (my bugreport not even being acknowledged, not even them saying that they don't support my older board anymore but listing it on their website).

The head of the team has an alarmingly unprofessional way of praising their script collection as advanced in all regards. Noticed this afterwards, would have made me suspicious earlier.

I'm sorry for developers who put hard work into it, on the other hand it became a big time sink for me and appears not be done correctly. With the "trying-to-be-cool" factor, makes me personally quite antipathetical.

Would not recommend!

If you do find it working and have a good time, great, otherwise don't waste your time!


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