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I have released a 69.0MB version of Windows 7 x86

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186 points rvnx | 5 comments | 30 Oct 25 18:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

1. LeoPanthera ◴[30 Oct 25 19:30 UTC] No.45764262[source]▶

>>45763076 (OP) #

What's the smallest Linux distribution with a graphical desktop?

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2. shakna ◴[30 Oct 25 19:57 UTC] No.45764573[source]▶

>>45764262 (TP) #

Damn Small Linux is 50Mb, and comes with fluxbox, so already beats this version of Windows - but I expect there's some smaller distros.

3. watermelon0 ◴[30 Oct 25 20:20 UTC] No.45764856[source]▶

>>45764262 (TP) #

Tiny Core Linux at 23 MB

http://www.tinycorelinux.net/downloads.html

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4. anthk ◴[30 Oct 25 20:21 UTC] No.45764871[source]▶

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MuLinux did that in 2004.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MuLinux

Also, it looks revived:

https://ptsource.github.io/MuLinux/

5. Grom_PE ◴[30 Oct 25 20:47 UTC] No.45765118[source]▶

I have experimented with Tiny Core Linux + Wine, that netted around 100 MB, would be a good starting point for running Windows software on a minimal OS. Certainly would run more software than any Windows cut and shrunk to that size.