Lightweight OS Rpi Zero W

[haseebahmad9418]

I was looking for most light weight OS for Raspberry Pi zero W.
My purpose is to build a Tkinter GUI for hand held device for data reception and transaction.
Less bootup time

[B.Goode]

I was looking for most light weight OS for Raspberry Pi zero W.
My purpose is to build a Tkinter GUI for hand held device for data reception and transaction.
Less bootup time

"I was looking for most light weight OS …. My purpose is to build a Tkinter GUI"

Those 2 aims are contradictory. A TKinter GUI will require X-windows, and X-windows makes any OS no longer lightweight...



If the recommended and supported RasPiOS Operating System does not meet your needs for reasons you understand there are alternatives such as DietPi and Tiny Core Linux that you might want to investigate.

[DarkElvenAngel]

I was looking for most light weight OS for Raspberry Pi zero W.
My purpose is to build a Tkinter GUI for hand held device for data reception and transaction.
Less bootup time

If you want fast boot time you might have to roll your own OS using a tool like Buildroot. This isn't beginner friendly really and you have to know everything you need to get it to work.

DietPi is a so called light OS I haven't used it in years but might work for you.

or you can just you Raspberry Pi OS lite and if you need something it's easy to add and if you don't need something it's equally easy to remove.

All depends on you skill level, and how much time you want to spend with the OS part. Personally I use Buildroot for my embedded stuff that doesn't go on the internet and Raspberry Pi OS for things that do (it's much easier to update)

Good luck

[fruitoftheloom]

I was looking for most light weight OS for Raspberry Pi zero W.
My purpose is to build a Tkinter GUI for hand held device for data reception and transaction.
Less bootup time

TinyCoreLinux with Desktop:

http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?board=57.0