Bodhi Linux is a small Linux distribution

Linux distribution

A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...

 using the Enlightenment window manager and based upon Ubuntu

Ubuntu (operating system)

Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...

. Its philosophy is to provide a base system with a minimal desktop, file browser, web browser, terminal emulator and leave the exact choice of applications to the user. They also maintain an online database of lightweight software that can be installed in one click via apturl.

In addition to the standard version of Bodhi Linux, which is for Intel-compatible processors, there is an alpha release version for tablet devices with ARM processors, based on Debian

Debian

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Performance

System requirements include 128 MB RAM, 1.5 GB hard disk space, and a 300 MHz processor. By using Enlightenment DR17, Bodhi provides rich desktop effects and animations that do not require high end computer hardware. An independent test showed that GIMP

GIMP

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 started up in 4.7 seconds on Bodhi Linux and 11.1 seconds on Ubuntu. The Enlightenment window manager, as well as the tools developed specifically for Bodhi Linux, were written in the C programming language

C (programming language)

C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system....

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See also

• Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
  Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
  The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries, or EFL, is a set of open source graphical software libraries that grew out of the Enlightenment window manager project and is developed by Enlightenment.org with some sponsorship from Samsung, Profusion and Free.fr...
  
  
• Lightweight Linux distribution
• Lubuntu
  Lubuntu
  Lubuntu is a lightweight Linux operating system based on Ubuntu but using the LXDE desktop environment in place of Ubuntu's Unity shell and GNOME desktop...
  
  
• Puppy Linux
  Puppy Linux
  Puppy Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution that focuses on ease of use. The entire system can be run from RAM, allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has started...
  
  
• Xubuntu
  Xubuntu
  Xubuntu is a Canonical Ltd. recognized, community maintained derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, using the Xfce desktop environment.The name Xubuntu is a portmanteau of Xfce and Ubuntu...