Message from @Iren Masot
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I use Ubuntu so this is it.
Because I haven't yet put in the effort to learn Linux right.
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Ubuntu Master Race, there's no need to use a more complicated distribution really
dumb
Not a single reason
@Billy Yum Yum Two-By-Two you need to stop
It's too heavy for my '09 shitter
It would be better to learn GNU/Linux and sort out my own shit.
everything is fine
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the tabs are under control
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You can just use xubuntu as a start. Xubuntu OOB RAM requirements are around 200 MB idle. There's no fucking way you can go significantly lower on arch with xfce
Xubuntu really just includes the minimum and does a great job at it
well what should i do instead of my tab system
How about some sqlite database with FTS4 and a browser addon to access it?
Yeah but I need proprietary drivers for my shittop to work but still haven't learned how all that shit works, it requires some learning curve
Debian has a nonfree iso with all obscure shit drivers included
I have a tab in this hell browser with the installgentoo wiki on it; I'm gonna read through that coming up.
You basically just put it on a USB stick and plug it in during install
It's magic
Unless you have a super specific use case, Gentoo and Arch won't give you a more stable or reliable system than Ubuntu. Just keep that in mind. Old hardware is also not a specific use case
That, and I've been thinking that maybe I try Android x86 instead and make the toaster a grocery list mule for the kitchen. It's a convertible tablet (you know the kind) so that would be nice. Still gotta learn how driver fuckery works since the given build of Android x86 can't boot, and I would need to compile my own kernel by the sound of things.
Isn't there an Android fork optimized for x86 and mouse input?
It wasn't android x86
It had another name
It was somewhere on the pine forums
Thanks for the advice. I still want to learn some of the specifics, so I can more easily handle issues and unusual installations.
Fuck I even tried it out on VirtualBox once and I loved it
No, I WANT the touch since this is an old convertible tablet.
Ah
Sure
But it's a convertible laptop, so with normal Android you'll only enjoy it in tablet mode
I'd mount it to the wall and use touch input plus an online list app for grocery stuff, and maybe have it run news and weather alers in the meantime.
With that, it can be both
It was really meant for convertibles
If you're interested dig through the pine forums. Otherwise go with android
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