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MiniOS


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

MiniOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution which strives to be lightweight, modular, versatile and customisable. It comes in three editions, "Standard", "Toolbox" and "Ultra". MiniOS "Standard" is a compact system designed for everyday computing tasks, while "Toolbox" is designed for maintenance, diagnostics and recovery of computer systems; it provides a rich set of graphical and console tools for working with disks and partitions, network diagnostics and administration, data security, data and password recovery, hardware fault diagnosis and testing, as well as other utilities. Finally, the "Ultra" variant of MiniOS provides an extensive set of software tools designed both for maintenance and diagnostics of computer systems and for solving a wide range of general office tasks.

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Average visitor rating: 9.0/10 from 21 review(s).

MiniOS Summary
Distribution MiniOS
Home Page https://minios.dev/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://github.com/orgs/minios-linux/discussions
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://github.com/minios-linux/minios-live/wiki
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 • 2025-08-22: Distribution Release: MiniOS 5.0.0
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Feature 5.1.1 4.1.2
Release Date 2026-01-07 2025-03-17
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 800-1800 600-1500
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation MiniOS Installer MiniOS Installer
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce
Default Browser Firefox ESR Firefox ESR
Package Management DEB DEB
Release Model Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual de, en, es, fr, it, pt_PT, pt_BR, ru de, en, es, fr, it, pt_PT, pt_BR, ru
Asian Language Support id id
Full Package List 5.1.1 4.1.2
Package 5.1.1 4.1.2
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.8
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0
apparmor (4.1.3) -- --
apt (3.1.13) 3.0.3 2.6.1
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.15
bind (9.20.17) -- --
chromium (144.0.7559.59) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.5) -- --
cups (2.4.16) -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.0
ffmpeg (8.0.1) -- --
firefox (147.0.1) 140.6.0 128.8.0
flatpak (1.16.2) -- --
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.12.1
gcc (15.2.0) -- --
gimp (3.0.6) 3.0.4 2.10.34
git (2.52.0) -- --
glibc (2.42) 2.41 2.36
gnome-shell (49.2) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.06
gtk (4.20.3) 4.18.6 4.8.3
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) 1.4 1.2.2
kmod (34.2) 34.2 30
krita (5.2.14) -- --
LibreOffice (25.8.4) 25.2.3 7.4.7
Package 5.1.1 4.1.2
libselinux (3.9) 3.8.1 3.4
linux (6.18.5) 6.12.57 6.1.128
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (25.3.3) 25.0.7 22.3.6
mysql (9.5.0) -- --
nautilus (49.3) -- --
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- --
openjdk (25) -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 10.0p1 9.2p1
openssl (3.6.0) 3.5.4 3.0.15
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.1 5.36.0
php (8.5.2) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) -- --
postfix (3.10.7) -- --
postgresql (18.1) -- --
Python (3.14.2) 3.13.5 3.11.2
qt (6.10.1) 6.8.2 5.15.8
samba (4.23.4) 4.22.6 4.17.12
systemd (259) 257.9 252.36
thunderbird (147.0) -- --
vim (9.1) -- 9.0
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.22 3.0.21
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1 1.21.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.18.1
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.16 21.1.7

Reader Ratings
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Average rating
9.0
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Version: 5.1.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2026-01-17
Votes: 1


 Hello,
I tried the miniOS Toolbox and was impressed!
However, it has the same issues as Puppy, MX-Linux, and EndeavourOS—when watching videos on YouTube in a browser, the CPU and ACPI temperatures rise even more, and after 1 hour of viewing, the OS crashes at a CPU temperature of +90C ! I tested it on different PCs, such as Core2duo/4gb ram; i7/8GB RAM; i5/8GB RAM; i3 8GB RAM— the same problem on all of them!
The entire Linux community has been talking about this for over 10 years, and nothing has changed!


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Version: 5.1.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-01-01
Votes: 1


 The system loads quickly, has the necessary programs, and is easy to use. I haven't used it on multiple PCs yet. The only problem I've encountered is that it doesn't load or detect Wi-Fi devices, let alone connect to them. I hope they fix this problem; another suggestion would be to make other desktop environments or window managers available. The system loads quickly, has the necessary programs, and is easy to use. I haven't used it on multiple PCs yet. The only problem I've encountered is that it doesn't load or detect Wi-Fi devices, let alone connect to them. I hope they fix this problem; another suggestion would be to make other desktop environments or window managers available.


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Version: 5.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-12-23
Votes: 0


 I would give this a 10 if it had the ability to install it easier onto hard drive. Everything is fast but that. It looks clean and everything worked but sound, which I am working on now. I did put this on a Chromebook with MrChromeBox.tech for firmware and MiniOS is very fast and manages well with the wimpy tiny eMMc hard drive. Basically a sd card. MiniOS works well with a chromebook. MiniOS is replacing Manjaro which worked great and even the sound worked but in a few months ran out of storage thanks to not being able to upgrade eMMc hard drive. MiniOS is super fast on this piece of garbage and looks great as well.


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