If you really want to minimize the footprint, Alpine Linux is amazing. Be forewarned that it has some sharp edges by virtue of being very different from most di

If you really want to minimize the footprint, Alpine Linux is amazing. Be forewarned that it has some sharp edges by virtue of being very different from most distros (musl, busybox, openrc). But like, I run it on my desktop and it's perfectly fine. Even runs the Steam flatpak with only minor effort; that was my main gaming rig for a good long while.