Subj : Stripped down Debian dist
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Digital Avatar
Date : Sun Aug 18 2019 20:48:47

on 18 Aug 2019, Dumas Walker said...
 
 DW> >I guess I really need clarification: Do you want a system that takes up
 DW> >little disk space? Little RAM? Something that doesn't require a powerful 
 DW> >Or just something that isn't an unstable piece of shit?
 DW> 
 DW> Less RAM, will run on an 800MHz P3 without grinding it to a halt, and
 DW> something that is stable.  Would prefer it to have an option to install
 DW> without an x-server as this is a server machine that I interact with
 DW> exclusively via cli.

In that case... there's always Slackware. Last stable release was 3 years
ago, but -current is getting regular updates. That's as cli as it gets.

 DW> P.S.  Odd that you mention pulseaudio.  That must install by default,
 DW> even on the base or close-to-base system.  I noticed it was running and
 DW> this machine does not even have sound.

Oh yes, virtually every distro installs that monstrosity nowadays for no
fucking reason.

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