# Floppinux

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Floppinux and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fits a full Linux system on one 1.44MB floppy, with a tutorial. One critic reports it would not boot on a 486 DX2.

## Why people recommend it

- Fits full Linux on one 1.44MB floppy (2 comments): "Mind blowing this fits now into regular 1.44MB." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868914)) "is a nice clever touch for saving space" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46866863))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ubuntu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubuntu.md): 560 recommend
- [Debian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/debian.md): 552 recommend
- [Fedora Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fedora.md): 437 recommend
- [Arch Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arch-linux.md): 362 recommend
- [Linux Mint](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linux-mint.md): 277 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Floppinux", https://hackerapproved.com/p/floppinux/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).