DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts.
The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi
The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/
Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi
The project released the new version DietPi v9.13 on May 25th, 2025.
The highlights of this version are:
- DietPi default passwords: Default password ‘dietpi’ must not be used any more for security reasons and has to be changed
- Orange Pi 3B: Added support for the PWM fan
- Radxa ZERO 3: Upgrade to Linux 6.1 based vendor kernel
- Virtual Machines: Future VM images will use initramfs-tools instead of tiny-initramfs
- DietPi-Config: Simplified keyboard layout dialog
- Gitea: Now enabled also for RISC-V systems
- Google AIY, Mycroft AI: Removed deprecated software packages
- Fixes for ASUS Tinker Board 2, Orange Pi 3B v1.1, Orange Pi Zero 3/2W, DietPi-Imager, DietPi-Display, RPi.GPIO, fish, Home Assistant, Redis
The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_13/