Linux OS

Minimum RAM

Recommended RAM

Damn Small Linux (DSL)

16 mb

64 / 128 mb

Elementary OS

512 mb

1 GB

Linux Lite

512 mb

Linux Mint

512 mb

1 GB

64 mb / 128 mb

256 mb

384 mb

1 GB

PC Linux OS MATE

512 mb

1 GB

PearOS 8 (discontinuided)

512 mb

1 GB

Pinguy OS

384 mb

SLAX OS

256 mb/ 512 mb

Tiny Core

48 mb

Ubuntu (desktop)

512 mb

1 GB

Ubuntu (netboot)

386 mb

Xubuntu

512 mb

1 GB

Lubuntu

256 / 384 mb

512 mb / 1 GB

128 mb

128 mb / 164 mb

256 mb

1 GB

64 mb

192 mb

512 mb / 1 GB

Puppy Linux
PC Linux OS LXDE

Bodhi
Macpup
Manjaro XFCE
Nanolinux
Peppermint OS

Salix OS (kde) (xfce)

SliTaz
Snowlinux

512 mb

192 mb