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 v9.15 on July 28th, 2025.
The highlights of this version are:
New images for Orange Pi 3 (non LTS version)
New script converting Debian Bookworm to Trixie (Trixie scheduled on 2025-08-09)
NanoPi R5C: MAC address is now static (also after rebooting)
Moonlight (GUI): Unlocked for all ARM and RISC-V systems (excluding ARMv6 RPi)
Unbound: Improvements of installation and cron-job setting
Fixes for Dietpi-Display, DietPi-Dashboard, microblog.pub, Ampache, File Browser, Octoprint
The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_15/
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