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You can run Armbian and DietPI (both Debian derivatives) on most small boards; some like the NanoPI NEO are in the same price ballpark as the Pi Zero, but are in stock.

https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product...

https://www.armbian.com/download/?device_support=Supported

https://dietpi.com/#download