feat: add MiniOS support

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Summary

MiniOS is a lightweight, Debian Stable-based Linux distribution designed for live boot from USB drives, with optional persistence. It features a modular SquashFS-based architecture, UEFI and legacy BIOS support, and comes in multiple variants: Standard, Toolbox, Ultra, and Flux (ultra-lightweight Fluxbox edition). MiniOS is designed for portability, system recovery, and use on older or low-resource hardware.

Distrowatch rank: 29 (as of 2026-04-21)

Lifecycle Data Source

MiniOS is based on Debian Stable and its lifecycle inherits Debian Stable's support window. The latest release is MiniOS 5.1.1. MiniOS does not publish a standalone EOL schedule.

Official sources:

• https://minios.dev/ — official homepage with version and release information
• https://github.com/minios-linux/minios-live — GitHub source repository
• https://github.com/minios-linux — MiniOS GitHub organization

Machine-readable data:

No endoflife.date entry exists for MiniOS as of 2026-04-21. No official machine-readable EOL data is published.

EOL dates can be inferred from Debian Stable lifecycle:

• https://endoflife.date/api/debian.json — Debian lifecycle (proxy for MiniOS)

Notes

• MiniOS is a relatively small project; lifecycle documentation is minimal.
• Support is effectively tied to the Debian Stable release the current MiniOS version is based on.
• MiniOS is primarily a live distribution; the traditional concept of "end of life" (system security updates) is slightly different since users can simply boot a new version from USB.
• An endoflife.date entry could be proposed upstream if there is sufficient demand.