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I just tried Hannah Montana Linux and it is glorious (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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WiFi and webcam don't work out of the box, but it's an old MacBook so I wasn't expecting much. The color scheme is surprisingly well done.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

so... kde with a pink scheme?

EDIT: Yeah. source even says it's Debian+ KDE + Pink

EDIT2 : @DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works , the webcam stuff is on you, it's basically debian. use debian solutions for your particular macbook/webcam and it should work.

Or just get Asahi linux and slap a pink KDE theme/the theme/branding for HM linux on that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Linux

EDIT3 : Just install this and call it a day : https://store.kde.org/p/2362661

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Was the OG any different ?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

https://archiveos.org/hannah-montana/

Kubuntu + pink.

so no.

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

To be honest, I'm just running HML as a live image from a USB drive. This computer normally runs Arch. I got the webcam working when I first installed Arch, but it broke at some point and I haven't had the energy to fix it. The AUR has the proprietary firmware, and drivers are part of the kernel, so I'm not sure what the issue is.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s an Intel MacBook, no Asahi.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

🤷

good for pointing out for people, my bad. IDK which macs are what.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I set up Linux on my wife's MacBook it took two hours to find all the instructions on how to do it AND the files needed to do it. Had to use 4 different instruction sets because all 4 left out some steps.

So yeah, MacBook webcam functionality is on the installer/user, but it's not always easy to figure out how to do it if you've never done it before.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

When I set up Linux on my wife’s MacBook it took two hours to find all the instructions on how to do it AND the files needed to do it. Had to use 4 different instruction sets because all 4 left out some steps.

same here w my macbooks almost 10 years ago.

now deepseek will give you copy/paste-able instructions in a few seconds; the future is now. lol

[–] SlimePirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah unfortunately the new one doesn't skip their neck out. I'd like way more pink

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago

for wifi you need to broadcom firmware, the camera also needs firmware but they gotta be extracted from an osx installation iirc

[–] overcast@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

sudo Montanactl status

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 12 points 1 day ago (6 children)

PonyOS or bust.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Is this really not a Linux distro?

Over a decade later and people still don't believe us! PonyOS is not a Linux distribution - it's also not a BSD, or a Hurd, or a Minix, or a Solaris!

Not mentioned :

Copyright 2013-2026 K Lange PonyOS is based on ToaruOS, which is free software released under the terms of the NCSA/University of Illinois license.

https://toaruos.org/

IDK. If one wants to try the Os without ponying it up, they can try this

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

What are people saying about PonyOS?

you have gone too far this time you fucking pony fags.... Anon, from /prog/

[–] tuhriel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 23 hours ago

Now I have seen everything

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

Ngl, I would rock that on a backup device.

But a PowerpuffOS? Now that is a daily driver steeped in chemical X

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

I'm loving their reviews section at the bottom.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bust. You. For bringing ponies back from the dead. Leave that cringe in the past.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Some of us live our best pony life everyday.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

I'm sure you do. At least the Internet isn't saturated with pony fanboys. Not in the places where I notice them.

Gods those days on DeviantArt were tye worst. Forums too.

[–] FuyuhikoDate@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Gonna take a screenshot and ask them if they add your review to the bottom of their page :D

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, I thought the thing on Commodore OS I saw just today was pretty cool. So I guess I can't pan this too much.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Commodore os is fricken sweet dude. If I'd had that shit as a kid I'd have been flooored

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

It was awesome, so awesome that I later upgraded to the Amiga when that came out. Amiga OS CLI was similar to Unix. So I had Linux before Linux, with a multitasking OS, stereo sound, and 4096 color game console.

I actually lived near the Commodore United States headquarters and I did a brief internship in high school there.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

I was, had a vic 20 and c64

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're still going at it??

[–] Pacrat173@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Damn, I wish I have that level of dedication toward something.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

No, it's a spiritual reincarnation

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Is there a driver installer app?