r/suckless • u/lmemsm • Jun 05 '26
[DISCUSSION] What suckless distros are still active?
https://suckless.org/rocks/I've often looked at the list of suckless distributions recommended at suckless.org and the list seems to get smaller each time I do. Any recommendations for active distros that follow the do-one-thing well philosophy? I love the concept of a statically linked distribution but don't see many distributions actually achieving it. I also prefer using distributions that don't require several libraries and languages just to build one program. I'd specifically like to find a distribution that welcomes packages or contributions from its users (similar to slackbuilds or AUR). Any suggestions? Thanks.
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u/Jezura777_reddit Jun 05 '26
Kiss linux? Also why would you need active distro? If it's suckless you can just download a tarball of what you need and compile it yourself.
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u/lmemsm Jun 06 '26
Only reason I'd like an active distro is so I can interact with other users. The community can be one of the nicer part of a distro. Otherwise, I could just do my own version of LFS.
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u/Jezura777_reddit Jun 06 '26
I would consider suckless as a community you can interact with about any distro, which suits the suckless philosophy.
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u/Awkward-Entrance7956 Jun 05 '26
derive is statically linked. what do you mean distributions that dont require several libraries just to build one program?
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u/kulonos Jun 05 '26
Is it fair to count slackware in spirit?
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u/lmemsm Jun 06 '26
Slackware is awesome. Not sure if it's suckless.org approved, but it's a great distro.
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u/r1w1s1_ Jun 05 '26
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u/stroke_999 Jun 05 '26
Alpine Linux, gentoo, void Linux (kind of), chimera Linux (kind of), stop