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DistroWatch.com: FLinux

FLinux


Last Update: 2026-02-22 22:57 UTC


FLinux is a minimalist Linux distribution forked from Tiny Core Linux. It is built with FLTK, a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit. The distribution uses the flwm window manager and includes a bare minimum of lightweight applications, such as Dillo (a web browser), Fluff (a file manager) and flpicsee (an image viewer). Extra applications can be install through a graphical software management utility and the project maintains a repository of custom-built packages, in addition to those provided by Tiny Core Linux. The distribution is available in two variants - one without any WiFi support and one with a wide range of wireless firmware included. FLinux is designed to be extremely lightweight; it can run in installed mode without swap on systems with as little as 96 MB of memory.

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FLinux Summary
Distribution FLinux
Home Page https://flinux-distro.sourceforge.io/
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Feature 17 16.2
Release Date 2026-02-21 2025-10-12
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 40-140 40-60
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop flwm flwm
Default Browser Dillo Dillo
Package Format tcz tcz
Package Management tce tce
Release Model Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture i386 i386
Init Software BusyBox BusyBox
Journaled File Systems    
Multilingual en en
Full Package List    
Package 17 16.2
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.13 1.2.13
amdgpu (25.0.0)    
apparmor (4.1.7)    
apt (3.1.16)    
bash (5.3)    
bind (9.20.20)    
chromium (146.0.7680.71)    
cinnamon (6.6.7)    
cups (2.4.16)    
e2fsprogs (1.47.4)    
ffmpeg (8.0.1)    
firefox (148.0.2)    
flatpak (1.16.3)    
freetype (2.14.2)    
gcc (15.2.0)    
gimp (3.0.8)    
git (2.53.0)    
glibc (2.43) 2.42 2.40
gnome-shell (49.4)    
grub (2.14)    
gtk (4.22.0)    
httpd (2.4.66)    
inkscape (1.4.3)    
kmod (34.2)    
krita (5.2.16)    
LibreOffice (26.2.1)    
Package 17 16.2
libselinux (3.10)    
linux (6.19.7) 5.10.3 6.12.11
mariadb (12.2.2)    
mate-desktop (1.28.2)    
mesa (26.0.2)    
mysql (9.6.0)    
nautilus (49.4)    
NVIDIA (590.48.01)    
openjdk (25)    
openssh (10.2p1)    
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.2 3.5.2
perl (5.42.1)    
php (8.5.4)    
plasma-desktop (6.6.2)    
postfix (3.11.1)    
postgresql (18.3)    
Python (3.14.3)    
qt (6.10.2)    
samba (4.23.6)    
systemd (259.4)    
thunderbird (148.0.1)    
vim (9.2)    
vlc (3.0.23)    
wayland (1.24.0)    
xfdesktop (4.20.1)    
xorg-server (21.1.21)    

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