Lightweight Linux server Distros
Thus, here are some popular distros with links to download their minimal ISO for lightweight without compromising the performance for home or commercial usage…
CentOS- minimal Small Distro
If you are using Raspberry pi where one cannot install a heavy server operating systems, the small CentOS is available for that in the size of but around 220MB.
Download CentOS Minimal ISO image
Ubuntu Server- Lightweight Minimal ISO
Another one of the most popular Linux distros amid both Desktop and Server users is Ubuntu, minimal ISO without GUI for lightweight installation.
Available for 64-bit PC (amd64, x86_64), 32-bit PC (i386, x86), 64-bit PowerPC (ppc64), and 32-bit PowerPC (ppc) systems.
Download Ubuntu minimal ISO. Also know: how to install Ubuntu minimal ISO.
Fedora Server
Fedora is another great server operating system built on Linux and Patron by RedHat itself.
It is available as “Fedora Workstation” for Desktop and “Fedora Server” for Server hardware. To install it as a lightweight server a user either can go for Reinstall ISO image or while installing it as regular OS, server option for software or environment can be selected to reduce its size and resource consumptions.
The software and functions are mostly up-to-date, so they can run smoothly without any quirks.
Get the Fedora Server ISO.
Debian Stable Server
Download Debian netrins' CD image
OpenSUSE Server
OpenSUSE download Link
Best Small & Lightweight Linux Distorts for home as server or Desktop
4MLinux Server: A small size Linux OS to create Mini server as DNS, FTP, HTTP, MySQL, NFS, Proxy, SMTP, SSH, and Telnet. A proxy server (Polipo with optional Tor support) is also included. Only needs 128 MB of RAM. Website.