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Damn Small Linux 2024

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Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by 1vuio0pswjnm7 »

cromka wrote: post #35

Interesting fact is that DSL used to be 50MB because that’s how big a business-card sized CDs were. And yes, there used to be business-card sized CDs.

While I am thankful for the increased local storage space available today I do not care to use it for storing giant executables and libraries. I prefer to use it for storing data.

Not a fan of storing data on someone else's computers, otherwise known as "the cloud".

Or unnecessarily running software from someone else's computers where I could just as easily run it locally, with better speed and reliability, otherwise known as "software as a service".

Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by mikepurvis »

robinsonb5 wrote: post #60
throwaway71271 wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

those used to make the most horrible noise when you actually use them

They weren't too great with vertically mounted drives or slot-loading drives, either.

I feel like slot loading drives were kind of a later thing, though— I only ever saw them in cars until after the Nintendo Wii in 2006. Other than the iMac, computer drives always had trays.

Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by mikepurvis »

FreeFull wrote: post #96
yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #85

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> Only 2.2.26 kernel tho so that's very dated The whole thing is dated; that looks like more of a retrocomputing project (mostly) than an updated version. I mean, busybox 1.00 is probably fine for what it is, but it's not exactly new. (Note that this is a clarification but not a criticism; having played with things like "how old of a distro can I shove in docker and run on a current kernel", I certainly support retro…

It would be rather difficult to fit any newer linux kernel onto a floppy, together with all the other software.

A lot of it would hinge on how much hardware you were trying to support. Router images can get nice and small because they build a kernel with the exact drivers in the target. Trying to support all the insane variety in laptop wifi, input devices, and power management is probably where a lot of the bloat comes from.

Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by anta40 »

Nice to know DSL is still alive. It's been stagnant for many years, isn't it?

I still remember running it in computer lab around 2006-2007 for fun. At that time, the PC was dual boot: Windows XP and Debian.

Wonder why now the ISO is significantly much bigger: greater than 600 MB? It used to be like 50 MB or less.

Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by ngcc_hk »

mikepurvis wrote: post #152
robinsonb5 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They weren't too great with vertically mounted drives or slot-loading drives, either.

I feel like slot loading drives were kind of a later thing, though— I only ever saw them in cars until after the Nintendo Wii in 2006. Other than the iMac, computer drives always had trays.

Apple like to suck.

Re: Damn Small Linux 2024

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Post by isr »

veganjay wrote: post #113

I was looking for a lightweight OS to run on old Asus Eee PC 1005 HA, which uses a 32-bit Intel Atom N270 processor. I installed Void Linux ( https://voidlinux.org/ ). I may give DSL 2024 a try and see how it compares.

VoidPup may also pique your interest. It's a puppy linux build using void packages & the xbps package manager.

I normally use fatdog64 (slackware'ish, but built from scratch), but I gave VoidPup a spin, and quite liked it.

BTW, comes in 32 & 64 bit versions, so your use case would be covered.

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