# GentleOS/16

A trimmed-down GentleOS/32 for 16-bit machines: an 8086 and a 320x200 CGA display are enough. It builds with DOSBox and OpenWatcom, boots from floppy or runs as a COM file, and someone has already got it running on an HP 200LX.

- **Category:** Historical
- **License:** GPLv2
- **Official Site:** https://luke8086.dev/gentleos16
- **Download:** https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos/releases/tag/latest-release
- **Original page:** https://linuxgratis.com/en/gentleos16

## Releases

| Version | Release Date | End of Support | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| rolling | 2026-06-06 | - | Rolling |