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The new project, called Hannah Montana Linux v26.0, brings back the internet-famous distro as a Debian-based live system with a heavily themed KDE Plasma desktop. Importantly, rather than being built from scratch, it is a nostalgic remaster that simply updates the original joke for today’s Linux desktop.

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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You can run this on the Steam Deck

[–] ID10T@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

The Steam Deck really is the best of both worlds

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 118 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Modern times call for modern solutions: Hatsune Miku Linux

[–] f314@lemmy.world 64 points 3 days ago

This is just called Linux

[–] excel@lemming.megumin.org 7 points 2 days ago

We call it CachyOS

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

basically nyarch.

I do not endorse nyarch. I don't particularly ~~condone~~ condemn it, but I did not have a good experience with stability. Unsure if it was the shitty pc, the OS , arch being arch or the user.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

You have to wear your cats or the system will act up

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's with everyone's obsession with this mascot? Everyone had it as their goal explosion in Rocket League during a period. I got so sick of it.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, she’s not just a mascot, there’s a whole media franchise behind Hatsune Miku: video games, music, tv shows. Plus it mimics the whole idol culture that’s so popular in Asia. I find it hardly surprising that any franchise with that much content is popular.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it popular because they saturated the market with content or vice versa?

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Probably both, popularity is often both a factor of “actually good” and “well-marketed”.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

She has also been around for a long time at this point, building more fans all the while. Debuted in 2007.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, I just don't respond well to the weeb culture I guess. And I'm not really a macho type guy either. I love Scrubs for example, so stoked to be watching the new series right now.

But idolizing these hyper-cutsie pixels, I will just never relate to it. I will never relate to idolizing anyone or anything, I think.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you’re thinking about it too hard! You don’t need to feel pressured to like things that other people like.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's not about that, I don't feel any pressure whatsoever. 🙂 I feel very confident in not getting trapped into idolization.

But I'm also curious what the actual point is in wrapping one's life up into someone else's or something else. To be so void of own purpose or self worth to the point of worshipping someone else like a god. Even something that isn't even real.

Not saying that all fans of these types of characters are like this, of course, but some are.

[–] Dzheyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Ok but unironically I would seriously consider that distro as my daily

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 70 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It is silly, unnecessary, and probably not something most people will use every day.

Well now I'm going to unironically use it as my daily driver.

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 25 points 3 days ago

one day, Hannah Montana Linux will become the most popular Linux distro on the Steam Hardware Survey

[–] artyom@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago

I mean honestly there's not any reason you couldn't. Other than I'm not sure how well it will be maintained.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 55 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Of course, no one should mistake Hannah Montana Linux v26.0 for a mainstream Linux distro meant for production use

i find this a little insulting

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean, at the end of the day, it's still Debian, only with a themed KDE Plasma (or LXQt) desktop.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Which means really as long as the author maintains the themes it should be able to be daily-driven

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You mean it shouldn't be run on nuclear launch computers?

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Probably still better than whatever is running the nuclear launch computers.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Bah, what I really need to know is: What are the difference between this and Miley Cryus Linux?

^someone^ ^had^ ^to^ ^say^ ^it^ /s

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I will say that I've never seen them both on the same drive

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The Miley Cryus Linux has more nudity and tatoos. Blus it takes a Wreaking Ball to your SSD.........

[–] Marija@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago

Haha, that's delightfully nostalgic

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Where's that famous flow chart?

Do you fear God? No

[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org 15 points 3 days ago

With Hannah Montana Linux, God fears you

[–] GrilledCheese@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This would be better as a stand-alone theme imo

Of course it would, but then it wouldn't be a useful illustrative example when teaching noobs what a distro is.

[–] Hairyfishnuts@feddit.online 4 points 3 days ago

Wrong direction.