Post B64AQtpJt91y3IGJay by millihertz@oldbytes.space
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 (DIR) Post #B64A5aWsROMa7YTQwq by millihertz@oldbytes.space
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       i asked this over on my other account. but honestly, it still shocked me. i know linux distributions tend to grow exponentially over time - even Slitaz has escaped its 50MB constraint now! - but the difference between alpine-standard-3.22.4-x86.iso (212MB) and alpine-standard-3.23.4-x86.iso (772MB!) is shockingly colossal - and seems unique to x86, too; the difference between alpine-standard-3.22.4-x86.iso (270MB) and alpine-standard-3.23.4-x86.iso (347MB) is far less pronouncedwhat gives, mountaineers?
       
 (DIR) Post #B64A5aobNUXd0WlaZk by millihertz@oldbytes.space
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       never mind, i worked it out...nvidia's fucking firmware.literally four times the size in 3.23 as in 3.22linus' advice nvidia clearly retains its relevanceseriously, who's even using alpine on their nvidia-based gaming rig in the first place...?
       
 (DIR) Post #B64A5b7OFdZPwnYarQ by Rairii@labyrinth.zone
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       @millihertz gaming? i don't think those enterprise server nvidia gpus even have display output?
       
 (DIR) Post #B64AQtpJt91y3IGJay by millihertz@oldbytes.space
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       @Rairii oh, right... of course :-(
       
 (DIR) Post #B64AQu5cuW4grrtL0q by millihertz@oldbytes.space
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       @Rairii but that's the thing. surely anything that needs nvidia GPU with no G performance wouldn't be running on a 32-bit OS anyway?
       
 (DIR) Post #B64AQuLDyWYFeFBnKC by Rairii@labyrinth.zone
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       @millihertz not sure about alpine specifically but don't other distros have a single nvidia (driver/firmware) package with everything