Dietpi Released a New Version V9.17

Posted4 months ago

StephanStS

9 points

0 comments

Techstory

calmpositive

Debate

0/100

Linux DistributionSbcsDietpi

Key topics

Linux Distribution

Sbcs

Dietpi

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts.

The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/ Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi

The project released the version DietPi v9.17 on September 20th, 2025.

The highlights of this version are: Dietpi-Backup: Faster and less disk space consuming backups HifiBerry: Support of newer hardware variants Roon Server: Early access toggle config option via dietpi.txt Rockchip SoCs (e.g. Orange Pi 5): SPI storage flashing issues solved Fixes for Navidrome, NZBGet, DietPi-Config, DietPi-Software, Portainer, HomeAssistant, Icecast/DarkIce The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_17/

DietPi released version v9.17 with improvements in backup, hardware support, and bug fixes, showcasing the project's ongoing development and maintenance.

Snapshot generated from the HN discussion

Discussion Activity

No activity data yet

We're still syncing comments from Hacker News.

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (0 comments)

Discussion hasn't started yet.

ID: 45326037Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 1:05:36 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

View on HN