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 version DietPi v10.1 on February 21th, 2026.
The highlights of this version are:
NanoPi Zero2: New hardware support
WhoDB: New software package
DietPi-Banner: Added option to output kernel version
Python3: All Python software options make now use of venvs
Navidrome: Support for RISC-V
MinIO: Console client mc added due to removed WebUI admin features
TigerVNC/RealVNC/XRDP: Lighter setups in case of no desktop needed
Fixes for NanoPi R5C, ZeroPi, Pi-hole, BirdNET-Go, Chromium, ADS-B feeder, Gogs, Plex media server, microblog.pub
The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v10_1/