Tom's Hardware on MSN

Tiny Core Linux 16.2 still fits a proper Linux desktop into a 23MB download — but it has grown 1MB since the last time we looked at it

Tiny Core Linux is a true example of just how small a functional desktop operating system can be, even in 2025.
XDA Developers on MSN

I used a modern-day 250MB Linux OS, and it was a real struggle

A little while ago, I reported on how someone got a modern-day Linux distro running on a 30-year-old CPU. The key here is that it was a modern distro; while the tinkerer could have easily dug through ...