Post AE6exFko1R4jsa1Bfk by picamanic@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AE6cp461HY7nUwuOqe by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-05T21:15:21Z
       
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       For some reason, I was having an extremely hard time preparing and booting #AlpineLinux on my Pi this time, so went around looking for some lightweight alternatives. Found #TinyCore's tailored build called #piCore.Burning and booting it was a cinch, and it feels pretty close to alpine. Downside is I have to relearn its package management and other mechanisms. Luckily, there's a short book that seems to explain everything:http://tinycorelinux.net/corebook.pdfOff to some reading for me!
       
 (DIR) Post #AE6exFko1R4jsa1Bfk by picamanic@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-05T21:39:15Z
       
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       @kzimmermann If tinycore doesn't work out, there are voidlinux boot options to install rpi 1,2,3,4, the last 2 aarch64.
       
 (DIR) Post #AE6vo7rnfx0823WVZQ by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-06T00:48:06Z
       
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       @picamanic nice! I reeeeally gotta try void some time. Could be through the pi! But I wonder how does compiling everything work in such modest specs? Unless xbps et al can also operate in binary packages
       
 (DIR) Post #AE6vuZ8bCCW8LhS3eK by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-06T00:49:16Z
       
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       If you ain't got the time to read through all the book, I found that this article pretty much Cliff's-Notes everything about the pi deployment:https://mccormick.cx/news/entries/tiny-core-linux-on-raspberry-pi
       
 (DIR) Post #AE6xITg5FNuyJs50HA by picamanic@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-06T01:04:49Z
       
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       @kzimmermann Void Linux is a binary distribution.  No compilation needed for the 10k or so packages [assuming same as for x86_64].I have yet to buy an RPI4, so I am going by x86_64 experience.  The only thing I note is that the RPI images are for a basic system, meaning that you have to install packages to flesh out system.Thinking about it, there might be better distros that come ready baked.  I will send you a list tomorrow.  Only Gentoo requires compiling everything.
       
 (DIR) Post #AE747hahsQxvxrNDv6 by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-06T02:21:18Z
       
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       @picamanic huh, really? I remember reading somewhere that Void was source-based, musl-libc based with OpenRC (or S6?) as init. (I never used it either beyond booting in a VM and trying it for a short session). But come to think of it, even Gentoo has binary packages for things like Firefox or LibreOffice. I guess this makes sense, should have a look!
       
 (DIR) Post #AE765QNX6LituUFlfk by atyh@pleroma.atyh.cc
       2021-12-06T02:28:17.014760Z
       
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       @kzimmermann Void isnt source based. But it can be. You can use the standard binary repos, or you can use the source tree similar to OpenBSD. It also has a glibc build, or a musl build, and uses runit as the service manager.
       
 (DIR) Post #AE765QkZig9f3x2AaW by kzimmermann@fosstodon.org
       2021-12-06T02:43:16Z
       
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       @atyh ok, it makes more sense now! Definitely will go into my list of distros to try, perhaps not the Pi first thing, but soon!