KISS Linux
Shares rank 61 of 63 Linux distributions by recommenders
A minimal Linux distribution that people recommend for its simple design and its influence on other minimal projects.
A minimal Linux distribution that people recommend for its simple design and its influence on other minimal projects.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Minimal, simple design
“The minimalism of Pi is quite an advantage which is what KISS follows”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: KISS – A highly performant agent harness inspired off Pi built in Rust” “Arch Linux, KISS, Void, etc. are minimal enough, IMO.”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “FediMeteo: A €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service” Influenced other minimal tools
“It has been very influential from Neofetch, Wal/Pywal, KISS Linux”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Have Taken Up Farming” Used it for a while
“I was using KISS Linux for a while”
Comment from 15 Jan 2026 in “Have Taken Up Farming”
Other Linux distributions people recommend
The four most recommended other Linux distributions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 560 | 493 | 53% | 12 | 10 yrs116 owners | — |
| Debian | 552 | 191 | 74% | 13 | 10 yrs62 owners | Approved |
| NixOS | 454 | 112 | 80% | 13 | 2 yrs69 owners | Approved |
| Fedora Linux | 437 | 131 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs72 owners | Approved |
| KISS LinuxThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The minimalism of Pi is quite an advantage which is what KISS follows”
“I did not like Octopi or KISS.”
“I was using KISS Linux for a while”
“It has been very influential from Neofetch, Wal/Pywal, KISS Linux”
“Arch Linux, KISS, Void, etc. are minimal enough, IMO.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.