DietPi is an extremely lightweight Debian-based OS. It’s primarily developed for single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, and Odroid.
The distribution is highly optimised for minimal CPU and RAM resource usage, ensuring your single-board computer always runs at its maximum potential.
Features include:
- Simple interface using lightweight Whiptail menus.
- Quickly and easily install popular software “ready to run” and optimised for your system.
- Customise your device’s hardware and software settings for your needs, including network connection and localisation setup.
- Quickly and easily backup or restore your DietPi system.
- Logging system choices.
- Control which installed software has higher or lower priority levels: nice, affinity, policy scheduler and more.
- Automatically checks for updates and informs you when they are available. Update instantly, without having to write a new image.
- Automate a DietPi installation with no user input.
| Working state: | Active |
| Desktop: | - |
| Init Software: | systemd |
| Package Management: | APT |
| Release Model: | Fixed |
| Platforms: | arm64, armhf, x86_64 |
| Home Page: | dietpi.com |
| Developer: | Daniel Knight |
| This article is part of our Big List of Active Linux Distros which is currently under development. |
What's a Linux distribution ("distro")? |
| A distro provides the user with a desktop environment, preloaded applications, and ways to update and maintain the system. Each distro makes different choices, deciding which open source projects to install and provides custom written programs. They can have different philosophies. Some distros are intended for desktop computers, some for servers without a graphical interface, and others for special uses. Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros. |