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List of Linux distributions that run from RAM
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<h2 id="table">Table</h2> Linux distributions that run from RAM<table><tbody><tr><th>Distribution</th><th>Based on</th><th>RAM required</th><th>installation drive/required size</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Alpine_Linux/XkjyITBJ">Alpine Linux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>base system uses less than 64 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AntiX/ufG6Pqhz">antiX Linux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a></td><td>256 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Arch_Linux/MTFCkLqH">Arch Linux</a></td><td>Independent</td><td>400 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Austrumi_Linux/QM3hXNLF">AUSTRUMI</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Slackware/eGJIIHgW">Slackware</a></td><td>less than 100 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CoreOS/TcXSR5K8">CoreOS</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>2048 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Debian_Live/cBd93qfJ">Debian Live</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>780 MB (required), 2048 MB (recommended)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a> – <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">Secure Digital</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grml/8r9K1rt4">Grml</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a></td><td>256 MB (required), 512 MB (or more, recommended)</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kanotix/A3KLNXET">Kanotix</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a> & <a href="/facts/Knoppix/BkrEUxHC">Knoppix</a></td><td>1024 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Knoppix/BkrEUxHC">Knoppix</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a></td><td>1024 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lightweight_Portable_Security/a47VxQ3r">Lightweight Portable Security</a> (LPS), currently known as Trusted End Node Security (TENS)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>Thinstation</td><td>1024 MB (basic), 1.5 GB (deluxe)</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nanolinux/u7uYF2py">Nanolinux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Tiny_Core_Linux/tCdKrfK7">Tiny Core Linux</a></td><td>64 MB<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Parted_Magic/ljlQRhQT">Parted Magic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>175 MB – 312 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PCLinuxOS/Yr1gat2W">PCLinuxOS</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mandriva/508ul05F">Mandriva</a></td><td>1024 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Porteus_(operating_system)/fSB3JbfV">Porteus</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Slackware/eGJIIHgW">Slackware</a></td><td>512 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Puppy_Linux/QN3hMVCe">Puppy Linux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>64 MB (required), 512 MB (recommended)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Slax/bCYM2MYn">Slax</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a> and <a href="/facts/Slackware/eGJIIHgW">Slackware</a> 15.0.0</td><td>512 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SliTaz_GNU/Linux/MCEKUnxY">SliTaz</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>192 MB (48 MB for base)</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> – <a href="/facts/Floppy_disk/rShxfuxa">Floppy disk</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tails_(operating_system)/bef2bJpk">Tails</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a></td><td>2048 MB (recommended)</td><td><a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a> – <a href="/facts/Secure_Digital/RLL9UTly">Secure Digital</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tin_Hat_Linux/xBep8WfX">Tin Hat Linux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hardened_Gentoo/zX81Cqs8">Hardened Gentoo</a></td><td>4096 MB</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tiny_SliTaz/MCEKUnxY">Tiny SliTaz</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/SliTaz_GNU/Linux/MCEKUnxY">SliTaz</a></td><td>4 MB</td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a> – <a href="/facts/Floppy_disk/rShxfuxa">Floppy disk</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tiny_Core_Linux/tCdKrfK7">Tiny Core Linux</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>Independent</td><td>46 MB<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/CD/0IntaWNj">CD</a> – <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">HDD</a> – <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tmpfs/7WM9xAbs">tmpfs</a>; by mounting a tmpfs and running files that are placed on this, files and programs can be run from RAM, even on Linux distros that do not run completely in RAM</li> <li><a href="/facts/Clustered_file_system/Bz61f7Ce">Clustered file system</a>; network file systems are another way to avoid needing to use a (slow) harddisk (at least faster if using a E-IDE harddisk)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Initrd/St5yDjAz">initrd</a> ("initial ramdisk"), a scheme for loading a temporary root file system into memory in the boot process of the Linux kernel.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lightweight_Linux_distribution/n6LUYxqK">Lightweight Linux distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_live_CDs/RVKTCFDE">List of live CDs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tools_to_create_Live_USB_systems/pUUh7Cla">List of tools to create Live USB systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SYSLINUX/cV2DANPk">SYSLINUX</a>, a suite of lightweight IBM PC <a href="/facts/Master_boot_record/nEJerupp">MBR</a> bootloaders for starting up computers with the Linux kernel.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment/TJham8VN">Windows PE</a>, a non-Linux operating system that can also be run from RAM, but does not have all of the needed software</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130207085710/http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT8963693541.html">Using a liveCD as your Linux Desktop</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived 7 February 2013)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Re: Debian live entirely in RAM?". <a href="https://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2008/10/msg00112.html" target="_blank">https://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2008/10/msg00112.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Ubuntu Wiki (13 November 2014). 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