ivandavidov/minimal
Minimal Linux Live (MLL) is a tiny educational Linux distribution, which is designed to be built from scratch by using a collection of automated shell scripts. Minimal Linux Live offers a core environment with just the Linux kernel, GNU C library, and Busybox userland utilities. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 86
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4413
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 89
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1667 stars · 322 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Minimal Linux Live (MLL) is a tiny educational Linux distribution built entirely from scratch via a collection of automated shell scripts. It produces a minimal bootable ISO containing just the Linux kernel, GNU C library, and Busybox userland, with optional UEFI support and overlay bundles.
Use cases
- build a tiny linux distro from scratch
- learn how a linux operating system is assembled
- create a minimal bootable live ISO
- study automated shell build scripts for linux systems
- make a rescue or educational live linux environment
- customize a minimal linux with busybox and glibc
When to choose
- you want to learn how Linux distributions are built from source
- you need a tiny live ISO with just kernel, glibc, and Busybox
- you want well-documented, hackable shell scripts to modify and extend
- you need BIOS or UEFI bootable minimal environment
When to avoid
- you need a desktop environment or full userland applications
- you need Windows support out of the box
- you want a production-ready general-purpose distribution
- you prefer package managers and prebuilt software repositories
Facets
application · maturity active
embedded developer-tools build-tool operating-systems education developer-tools cli linux-distribution live-iso busybox from-scratch educational shell-scripts uefi bios linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ivandavidov/minimal · fetched 2026-08-28 · a0bd2d20cab4
- homepage: https://ivandavidov.github.io/minimal · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9299f7c59ebe
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ivandavidov/minimal | main | 62 |
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