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Base OS images
The distributions everything else is built on. 13 tags of 6 images, measured on amd64.
Alpine Linux
A minimal musl and BusyBox based distribution
Smallest: alpine:3.23 · 8.7 MB
Fewest CVEs: alpine:3.24 · 0
Debian
Debian GNU/Linux
Smallest: debian:bookworm-slim · 78 MB
Fewest CVEs: debian:trixie · 164
Ubuntu
Ubuntu LTS releases
Smallest: ubuntu:24.04 · 81 MB
Fewest CVEs: ubuntu:24.04 · 26
BusyBox
BusyBox utilities on an empty root, in three libc flavours
Smallest: busybox:1.38-uclibc · 1.5 MB
Fewest CVEs: busybox:1.38-musl · 0
Amazon Linux
Amazon Linux, the distribution behind many AWS services
Smallest: amazonlinux:2023 · 156 MB
Fewest CVEs: amazonlinux:2023 · 18
AlmaLinux
AlmaLinux, a community rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Smallest: almalinux:10-minimal · 76 MB
Fewest CVEs: almalinux:10-minimal · 51
Unpacked size, smallest first
Size against vulnerabilities
Every tag
| Image | Size (compressed, amd64) | Unpacked | Base OS | Layers | Packages | Vulnerabilities | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpine:3.24 | 3.9 MB | 8.7 MB | Alpine Linux 3.24.3 | 1 | 16 | ✓ 0 known | 9 days ago |
| alpine:3.23 | 3.9 MB | 8.7 MB | Alpine Linux 3.23.7 | 1 | 16 | ✓ 0 known | 9 days ago |
| debian:trixie | 49 MB | 124 MB | Debian 13.7 (trixie) | 1 | 78 | H 43M 60L 60? 1 | 4 days ago |
| debian:trixie-slim | 30 MB | 81 MB | Debian 13.7 (trixie) | 1 | 78 | H 43M 60L 60? 1 | 4 days ago |
| debian:bookworm-slim | 28 MB | 78 MB | Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1 | 88 | C 1H 48M 89L 83? 3 | 4 days ago |
| ubuntu:26.04 | 42 MB | 113 MB | Ubuntu 26.04 | 2 | 98 | H 4M 48L 5 | 3 days ago |
| ubuntu:24.04 | 30 MB | 81 MB | Ubuntu 24.04 | 1 | 92 | M 22L 4 | 3 days ago |
| busybox:1.38-musl | 0.9 MB | 1.8 MB | No package manager (scratch/static) | 1 | 0 | ✓ 0 known | 2 days ago |
| busybox:1.38-glibc | 2.2 MB | 4.7 MB | No package manager (scratch/static) | 1 | 0 | ✓ 0 known | 39 days ago |
| busybox:1.38-uclibc | 0.8 MB | 1.5 MB | No package manager (scratch/static) | 1 | 0 | ✓ 0 known | 2 days ago |
| amazonlinux:2023 | 55 MB | 156 MB | Amazon Linux 2023.12.20261021 | 1 | 106 | H 15M 3 | 9 days ago |
| almalinux:10 | 69 MB | 194 MB | AlmaLinux 10.2 | 1 | 136 | C 1H 21M 35 | 5 days ago |
| almalinux:10-minimal | 31 MB | 76 MB | AlmaLinux 10.2 | 1 | 84 | C 1H 15M 35 | 5 days ago |