I hadn't heard of Kiss, looks cool. I'd say that the go-to simple linux option has been Slackware for a very long time. And the simple linux modern option is so

I hadn't heard of Kiss, looks cool. I'd say that the go-to simple linux option has been Slackware for a very long time. And the simple linux modern option is something like Void Linux. Simplicity largely comes from not using systemd in the case of Void, though I'd be reluctant to say the same of its (very powerful) package manager.