Groan. Yet another distribution that fragments the scene with custom everything .
The more systemd free alternatives, the better.
Agreed. There should be one for every user.
Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
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Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#10230 years ago, trying out the distribution of the month was kind of cool, nowadays they just contribute to the endless fragmentation of GNU/Linux ecosystem.
I bet that during high time of UNIX wars no imagined it could get even worse.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
Okay so how would it be done without mv..using the POSIX rename syscall? https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/re... mv is basically just a shim over rename so I don't see your point. Shell may be to glue things together but it's supposed to also be a decent language for doing file/filename related things.
My point is that mv is a compiled C program, not a shell builtin or piece of shell syntax, that you may nonetheless call in a shell script to extend the functionality of the shell. rename is another such compiled C program. To say that it's awkward to batch rename files with mv may be true, but that's a deficiency of an external C program being used beyond its original purpose. Since we're using external programs any…
Mv can be replaced with the rename syscall and the lack of versatility of shell is still demonstrated. Point taken though, pre packaged selection of utilities is arbitrary.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#10430 years ago, trying out the distribution of the month was kind of cool, nowadays they just contribute to the endless fragmentation of GNU/Linux ecosystem. I bet that during high time of UNIX wars no imagined it could get even worse.
Not this one. If you wonder what's the minimum you need in addition to linux kernel to start some WM this a great distro to check.
It adds nothing to linux fragmentation.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#105> The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language.
Deal breaker for me. But the author should be commended for stating it up front. Far to often, only the benefits are presented but none of the flaws so you have to investigate new tech deeply to find out if it is right for you.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#106> The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language. Deal breaker for me. But the author should be commended for stating it up front. Far to often, only the benefits are presented but none of the flaws so you have to investigate new tech deeply to find out if it is right for you.
Seriously? There's a link "Ports (non-x86-64)" in the side bar.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#10730 years ago, trying out the distribution of the month was kind of cool, nowadays they just contribute to the endless fragmentation of GNU/Linux ecosystem. I bet that during high time of UNIX wars no imagined it could get even worse.
I think of it as refreshing. That's the spirit!
The 'ecosystem' you are speaking of reminds me of taxes, lawyers and judges, burying their victims under infinite amounts of stamped paper in triple copies, annotated, and ultimately annoying because of its bizarreness and kafkaesque absurdity.
Time to burn it down.
(quad-edit because lack of coffeine...(spelling))
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#108> The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language. Deal breaker for me. But the author should be commended for stating it up front. Far to often, only the benefits are presented but none of the flaws so you have to investigate new tech deeply to find out if it is right for you.
Seriously? There's a link "Ports (non-x86-64)" in the side bar. https://k1ss.org/ports
Sorry, but to use the port for the PineBook pro on a RPI4, NanoPI, Odroid, Beaglebone, whichever ARM else YOU are the porter. Which may be simpler, because K1SS, but it isn't readily available...
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#109> The distribution targets only the x86-64 architecture and the English language. Deal breaker for me. But the author should be commended for stating it up front. Far to often, only the benefits are presented but none of the flaws so you have to investigate new tech deeply to find out if it is right for you.
Username checks out. :-)
Seriously, though, I'm curious how many people running Linux for dev or admin purposes really care about non-English i18n. Even just 'en_US' seems to cause regular problems for me.
Re: Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
#11030 years ago, trying out the distribution of the month was kind of cool, nowadays they just contribute to the endless fragmentation of GNU/Linux ecosystem. I bet that during high time of UNIX wars no imagined it could get even worse.
I can assure you that it's not worse. There are only two or three distributions that are credible at the corporate level, and they are far more similar than the major Unix wars platforms.