Post ADJ3CzpRpdcgSLVRoW by rudolf@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ADJ1VYHOHfD2biIRfM by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-11T22:56:28Z
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What should be the next operating system I try on my 2006 Dell D620?I'm downloading the 32-bit edition of Debian almost by muscle memory, but I'm thinking about trying other OSes. And the fact it's 32-bit sort of limits it a little bit. Maybe FreeBSD?
(DIR) Post #ADJ3CzpRpdcgSLVRoW by rudolf@fosstodon.org
2021-11-11T23:15:26Z
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@LinuxLounge @kzimmermann Or TinyCoreLinux.
(DIR) Post #ADJ4oIocIqL80jTDpA by picamanic@fosstodon.org
2021-11-11T23:33:28Z
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@kzimmermann There is a 32-bit [i686] version of Void Linux.
(DIR) Post #ADJ7sydj2i3MkPIS9Y by isobel@ioc.exchange
2021-11-12T00:07:55Z
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@kzimmermann After one of the BSD (free, net, open, dragonfly) try Slackware, (and compile a kernel with exact what the D620 needs and strip out everything else.)
(DIR) Post #ADJB3Z8eUmgihlVFTc by New001@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T00:43:28Z
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@rudolf @LinuxLounge @kzimmermann What about AntiX/MX Linux? Can be made to work on a similar way that the Puppies do (everyting on RAM, choose to save at shutdown) without the need to run almost everyting as root.
(DIR) Post #ADJBNWNeSYgpwV2C5w by New001@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T00:47:04Z
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@kzimmermann Gobolinux? DilOS?
(DIR) Post #ADJCgUCYsucCdoSDlA by New001@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:01:42Z
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@kzimmermann What about KolibriOS? It can't do much but is very very small.
(DIR) Post #ADJDkwb9LgJbp9e25I by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:13:16Z
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@LinuxLounge works extremely well, actually! Couple that with persistence and you can build an itinerant OS that can "land" on onther computers too. But I have a hard time updating things in it, and running a system like that as a daily driver makes me a little nervous. Alpine maybe?
(DIR) Post #ADJDrXPbOB6BjmO5Mu by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:14:12Z
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@isobel I like that idea, dropping the things down to the barebones! I didn't know that Slackware also had this BSD-like modularity to compile your own kernels.
(DIR) Post #ADJDsYrnSw5MXT3zYu by atyh@pleroma.atyh.cc
2021-11-11T23:24:35.584324Z
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@kzimmermann try something really different.like SculptOS.https://genode.org/download/sculpt
(DIR) Post #ADJDsZTjBuQWR6oHgW by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:14:59Z
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@atyh that is one thing I had never heard of. What an ambitious project!
(DIR) Post #ADJFHw0ydf7DWc1JRI by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:30:15Z
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@New001 that OS reminds of the story behind Roller Coaster Tycoon - a whole game written in... x86 assembly! Why?"Because I can!" - The developer
(DIR) Post #ADJFkvrEInetR3Hus4 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T01:35:48Z
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An alternative question could be: what is a modern and fully-featured LiveCD distro today that truly lives up to the "CD" bit of the word? In other words: fits in a sub-GB storage medium?My go-to answer for this is #PuppyLinux. But I'd love to hear more!
(DIR) Post #ADJTYhaQvyMH3fUgzI by wzqtparor@mstdn.io
2021-11-12T04:10:46Z
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http://dex-os.github.io@kzimmermann
(DIR) Post #ADJYYWckC0rGpRJGy0 by retroedgetech@distrotoot.com
2021-11-12T05:06:46Z
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@kzimmermann NetBSD?
(DIR) Post #ADJfEwYukEihA781Dc by noticias@masto.rocks
2021-11-12T06:21:39Z
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@kzimmermann Knoppix?
(DIR) Post #ADJqfC1Yyjmg8rFQkS by bigbrownepaul@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T08:29:40Z
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@kzimmermann I’ve found Devuan is great on old 32bit kit
(DIR) Post #ADJrXAuXKltOKIhZya by person@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T08:39:25Z
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@kzimmermann Plan9 let's goooooo!
(DIR) Post #ADKB2hxcP7hIvztQdk by rudolf@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T12:17:57Z
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@LinuxLounge @kzimmermann @New001 TinyCore runs in Ram and no unessecary root.The basic system is 16MB, all included is 163MB.
(DIR) Post #ADKPrmJ7OwbQXiCCEi by isobel@ioc.exchange
2021-11-12T15:04:04Z
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@kzimmermann Technically you can do that with any Linux, but back in the 90's when I started using Slackware it was necessary. I'm looking forward to seeing redox-os.org join BSD and Linux to add to the diversity, (which provides resiliency.)
(DIR) Post #ADKaJGzgPtVr4kr1xw by fabrixxm@social.gl-como.it
2021-11-12T11:40:46Z
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Haiku.
(DIR) Post #ADKaJHauBVHqwCGkz2 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T17:01:00Z
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@fabrixxm nice suggestion! Is it drivable already?
(DIR) Post #ADKcmLF3twbeYb2JTk by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
2021-11-12T17:28:45Z
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@person embrace the bunny!
(DIR) Post #ADKnbvjuxjrK3xhtNQ by fabrixxm@social.gl-como.it
2021-11-12T19:09:38Z
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welllll.... I don't know. :D