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What are the more obscure independent linux distros? (piefed.zip)

submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

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We all know about Debian, Fedora and Arch but what about the lesser known ones that are built from the ground up?

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm running Gallium OS on an old Chromebook ... it's a dead distro at this point, and getting a bit frightfully outdated, but it's the only distro specifically made for that hardware.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You should be able to run any Linux

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, but Gallium has optimizations and drivers for Chromebook-specific hardware, including a custom kernel.

With any other distro, performance and battery life won't be quite as good, and some of the Chromebook specific stuff like special keyboard keys and the touchpad might not work.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't that stuff mainlined?

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

Not that I'm aware of.