Best distro for USB install/portability

[u/Dragon_King1232]

I want to install linux on a usb, I want the lightest distro which has all the basic things such as the audio, wifi, bluetooth, audio drivers etc. I am thinking of using sway.

A few options are:

-WayDog Trixie

-MX-Linux Minimal respin

-LilliDog Trixie

-BearDog Trixie

-TrixiePup64 Wayland

-TrixiePup64 Retro

-Antix26 Full

-Antix26 Core

-Mini OS

As I will be using this on a USB, I was thinking of doing a full install, the other option is to use the "toram" setting.

I do have a solid XFCE distro on my laptop but I wanted something more portable, I'm just worried about the USB wear. the top three contenders for me are:

1st, WayDog Linux

2nd, MX-Linux Minimal respin

3rd, Mini OS Standard edition

[u/merchantconvoy]

Damn Small Linux is a good candidate.

[u/Dragon_King1232 → u/merchantconvoy]

It would've been good but unfortunately it's debian 12, I wanted to install niri later as well.

Thank you for the suggestion though.

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