Chimera Linux

     OS Type: Linux
    Based on: Independent
    Origin: Spain
    Architecture: aarch64, loongarch64, ppc64, ppc64le, x86_64
    Desktop: GNOME, KDE Plasma
    Category: Desktop, Live Medium, Raspberry Pi, Server
    Status: Active
    Popularity: 112 (131 hits per day) 

Chimera Linux is an independent distribution which uses an unusual combination of technologies behind the scenes. Chimera Linux uses BSD userland command line tools, the Clang/LLVM compiler toolchain, Dinit for service management, and APK for package management. Chimera Linux strives to keep the design simple while still providing the experience and features most users want, such as multiple desktop environments, Flatpak support, a graphical package manager, and easy access to desktop configuration tools. Chimera Linux does not have a system installer, instead providing manual command line instructions to bootstrap the operating system from a live environment.

Cinnamon Desktop takes staggering 2GB

ARCH derivative REBORN OS takes staggering 2G (little over 1.9GB) to Install Cinnamon Desktop and has no applivations at all. I think it has USB Formatter and USB writer. 

This is the desktop used by Linux Mint.

Even Blender takes only 1.2GB.

I use to grumble saying Enlightenment Desktop takes 421GB but it is much more eligent as a Desktop.

But my favorite light weight Window Manger is IceWM which is 5.6MB when installed.

I think 4M Linux and Puppy derivative EOS litle over 1GB with lot of utilities. 

What a wastage of resources.

One can install Blender, Scribus, GIMP, VLC and Inkscape under 2GB on Debian GNOME.

Debian GNOME takes about 4GB space to install and with another 2GB one can have all the utilities.

Every additional desktop and Window Manager adds to this. Only Debian has Synaptic Package Manager with over 60,000 additional packages which nobody can say I have used all of them.

I just installed REBORN OS with 20GB /root partition and installed everthing including Cinnamon Desktop and I have 5GB left.

I standby my conviction that 20GB is enough for /root and if one has lot of Audio and Video files have a very big /home folder almost the rest of the hard disk.

It is advisable to have / boot, /var and / opt.

EFI partition of about 1.2GB to accommodate SuSe and FEDORA.

Debian GNOME takes about 728MB in the EFI partition. EFI is Essential.