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MichaIng / DietPi

DietPi

Lightweight justice for your single-board computer!

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Lightweight justice for your single-board computer!

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 11:19:25 AM UTC.

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Observed mentions: 2021-11-14 16:37:37 UTC to 2026-09-13 12:15:45 UTC.

0510152021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 14 mentions; 6 submissions, 8 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 15 mentions; 13 submissions, 2 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 8 submissions, 1 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 9 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 5 submissions, 0 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

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20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1468
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC15132
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC981
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC990
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC550

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DietPi released a new version 9.9

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 v9.9 on December 23th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Orange Pi 5 Pro, Orange Pi 5 Max, NanoPi M6: New devices (CPU: Octa-Core RK3588) NanoPi M1+, Virtual machines: Fixes for these boards/machines DietPi-DDNS: Several fixes and enhancements frp: Configuration options enhanced (ini file format, authentication token option) MineOS: Secur
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ity enhancements and some fixes YaCy, Sonarr: Installation upgrade to newest version Logitech Media Server: Renamed to Lyrion Music Server Fixes for InfluxDB, Node-RED, Chromium, DietPi-Drive_Manager The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_9/
4 points · Open discussion

DietPi released a new version 9.8

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 v9.8 on October 17th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: NanoPi M3/T3/R5S/R5C, ROCK 4/4 SE, Orange Pi 3B/Zero 3/Zero 2W: Fixes for these boards NoMachine: Upgraded to newest version installation HomeAssistant: Start problems fixed Raspotify: Start problems fixed Folding@Home: Installation problem fixed Fixes for Por
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tainer, DietPi-Drive_Manager, DietPi-Services, DietPi-Config The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_8/
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DietPi released a new version 9.7

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 v9.7 on August 25th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: NanoPi R5S/R5C/R6S/R6C/T6, Orange Pi 5/5 Plus, ROCK 5: Major kernel upgrade to Kernel 6.1 Odroid C1: Major kernel upgrade to Kernel 6.6 (edge kernel) Odroid N2: Option to update (flash) the SPI bootloader DietPi-Banner: New option "cpu load" with 1/5/15 minutes averages Fixes for Box8
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6/Box64, Bazarr, WiFi Hotspot The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_7/
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DietPi released a new version 9.6

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 v9.6 on July 7th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Quartz64/Star64/VisionFive 2, Orange Pi 5, Odroid C1, NanoPi R6C: Improved resp. fixed images soju: New software package, an IRC bouncer Node-RED: Fixed installation/update problem Fixes for DietPi-Banner, DietPi-Drive_Manager, DietPi-Dashboard, Fail2Ban The full release notes can be fou
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DietPi released a new version 9.4

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 v9.4 on May 11th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Rock 4C Plus, Orange Pi 3 LTS, Orange Pi Zero 2W, Radxa ZERO 3: New images NanoPi R5C, Orange Pi 3B, ODROID XU4, NanoPi NEO3, Orange Pi Zero 3, Orange Pi 5 Plus: Improved resp. fixed images Cloudshell: Improvements when used with an ODROID XU4 Snapcast: Usage of Snapcast
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packages instead of Debian packages Fixes for DietPi-VPN, DietPi-Config, Snapcast, Octoprint, X11 system The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_4/
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DietPi released a new version 9.2

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 v9.2 on March 16th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: NanoPi R4S: Improvements for ethernet ports DietPi-Banner: Option for RAM usage display added Gogs/Gitea: Improvements on user repositories via SSH DietPi-Config: Stabilization for WiFi connection and for audio Fixes for PaperMC, Nextcloud, Home Assistant, IceCast/DarkIce, LXQt The ful
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l release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_2/
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DietPi released a new version 9.1

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 v9.1 on February 19th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Raspberry Pi 5, ROCK 4 SE: SBC newly supported NanoPi R5S/R5C/6 series: Improvements, image now with single partition vaultwarden: Updated software package and RISC-V support Home Assistant, Squeezelite: Updated software package Domoticz: More stable Bookworm packages will be used F
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ixes for Mosquitto, Amiberry, GMediaRender, Samba Server, Pydio, Octoprint, Squeezelite, RealVNC Server The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_1/
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DietPi released a new version 9.0

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 v9.0 on January 20th, 2024. The highlights of this version are: Drop of the Debian Buster support (Debian version 10, "oldoldstable") Orange Pi Zero 3 1.5 GB: SBC newly supported Raspberry Pi 5: Improvements of the Pi 5 migration script Moonlight, Logitech Media Server, motionEye: More stable Bookworm packages will be used Fixes for Orange Pi 3B
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The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_0/
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