The release of a specialized distribution dietpi 8.17 is published, designed for use on single-pay PCs based on architecture ARM and RISC-V, such as Raspberry Pi, Orangege Pi, Nanopi, Bananapi, Beaglebone Black, Rock64, Rock Pi, QUARTZ64, Pine64, Asus Tinker, Odroid and Visionfive 2. Distribution is built on the DEBIAN and Available in assemblies for more than 50 boards. Dietpi can also be used to create compact environment for virtual machines and conventional PCs based on architecture X86_64. Build assemblies are compact (on average 130 MB) and occupy less space on the drive compared to Raspberry Pi OS and Armbian.
The project is optimized for minimal resource consumption and develops several of its own utilities: the Dietpi-Software application interface, Dietpi-Config configurator, Dietpi-Backup reserve copying system, Dietpi-Ramlog temporary logs (RSYSLOG is also supported), the interface for Installations of priorities of the Dietpi-Services processes and the Dietpi-Update update system. The utilities provide a console user interface with a menu and dialogue based on Whiptail. The mode of complete automation of the installation is supported, which allows the installation on the board without the participation of the user.
The new version updated the assembly based on the DEBIAN 11 and Debian 12 repositories. The composition of the control system of the smart house Openhab, Gamestream Client moonlight and the backup utility RESTIC. Complete support for the Nanopi R6C fee is ensured, support for Nanopi R, Rock Pi 4, Raspberry Pi and Quartz64.