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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

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Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Linux is a 16 MB graphical Linux desktop. It is based on a recent Linux kernel, BusyBox, Tiny X, Fltk, and Flwm.

Technical Specs Comparison
MageiaTiny Core Linux
IndependentBaseIndependent (forked from Damn Small)
dnf, urpmiPackage Managertce / tar.xz
systemdInit SystemBusyBox
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
9Latest Version17.0
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
August 27, 2023Release DateFebruary 11, 2026
ARM64ARMv7i686x86_64i486
Architecture
ARM64ARMv7i686x86_64i486
AwesomeCinnamonGNOMEHyprlandi3IceWMKDEMATElabwcLXDELXQtOpenboxSwayWMakerXfcedwmFluxboxflwmHackedboxJWMWMFS
Desktops
AwesomeCinnamonGNOMEHyprlandi3IceWMKDEMATElabwcLXDELXQtOpenboxSwayWMakerXfcedwmFluxboxflwmHackedboxJWMWMFS