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What's the best lightweight Linux distro?

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curaga:

--- Quote from: Sandras on April 14, 2010, 02:01:33 PM ---Now I don't want to be one of those "let's attract Windows users" guy, but Windows users, who try to shift to Linux often have a hard time understanding even the concept of mount which is a commodity in Linux.

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Oh, the pirates are well aware of Daemon Tools ;) What surprises them in linux is that loop mounts are considered a part of the core os, not some payware.

lucky13:

--- Quote from: danielibarnes on April 14, 2010, 01:05:35 PM ---So how do we address this? Remember, even if the author appears misguided, it means Tiny Core is perceived as requiring effort. The best step we as a community can take is to address the final words of the author: "it may have made things easier to aim for a slightly higher target to begin with."
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Easier is debatable, and so is effort; I agree that TC's modularity is extreme and to some users (particularly those who don't care to learn enough about the system to use it) that's not desirable. It would've behooved the reviewer to first understand the underlying concepts and what's required to set up a system based on TinyCore and then set it up as desired.


--- Quote ---The recent TinyCore for all - Remastering and Flavors thread is a step in the right direction. Identify a SliTaz-like bundle for Tiny Core, remaster it, and provide it as a download for new users. Then, there can be no complaint! :)

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I don't know what the real difference would be between slitaz and tc-built-more-like-slitaz. All this talk about a "showcase" image with lots of stuff thrown into it, but you're likely going to run into similar complaints about "why does it contain this {application,driver} instead of that one?" as you already have now. IMO, the TinyCore project shouldn't worry about such a "showcase."  Anyone with enough desire can do that and host it separately, but the fact that it contains preselected apps and some group of drivers and a variety of services by definition removes the whole issue of modularity. The users attracted to such a thing already have similar (even if less desirable in some cases) options; they'll also come to see the "showcase" as the "base" and expect more rather than less, particularly when it comes to which sets of default apps, which drivers, full ssh instead of dropbear, more aesthetic improvements, etc.

@Sandras: Windows mounts devices, too (users are supposed to "safely remove" USB devices, which is the same as unmounting). Many Linux distros have opted to use Windows-like auto-mounting by default. The concepts are the same regardless of operating system, even if the terminology is different and if one is a bit more automatic (and possibly more forgiving of ignorant user practices, such as not "safely removing" attached media) than another.

Guy:
Probably the most difficult thing for people learning Tiny Core for the first time, is installing it.

I see an opportunity for someone to make an install script, which prompts for input from the user, downloads the extensions needed, and installs Tiny Core. I have mentioned this in another post. If someone starts, others may improve on it.

This will not work for people with wireless internet connections, as they can't connect to the internet until appropriate extensions are installed. This creates an opportunity for someone to make a remastered cd.

The Tiny Core team are doing a great job of developing Tiny Core. I don't expect them to do more.

If someone wants to create and host a remastered cd, it would be a benefit to new users. Anyone doing this needs long term commitment, creating a new remastered cd with each new release. It would not be so great if it is done once, then the person gives up.

Just my opinion. I know some people have different opinions.

loserguy:
Hi, I'm new here and I think TC is great, if not I wouldn't be using it or posting here  :) Most modular (bar LFS) of any alternative out there.

But I also think there is slightly more effort required compared to some of the other "works-out-of-the-box" distros out there. To each their own. I have used puppy for a couple of years now, and not having to sudo 10+ times a day isn't really that bad, just got to be careful not to rm -Rf something to your system.

For what its worth, the order of my grub menu.lst (yes, I distro-hop, who doesn't  ;) )
1) Puppy
2) MicroCore
3) ...
.
.
6) Slitaz
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13) Windows XP (came with the laptop)

I've also got CAElinux (Ubuntu  :( ) running on my workstation. I mainly use my laptop to remote login to it, hence the lightweight distros.

thane:
"My verdict: The article is complete crap. 2/10."

Thank you lucky13 for my best laugh of the year.

Yes, TCL takes some effort to learn, but to create the setup you want (rather than what somebody else thinks you should want) there's no Linux better.

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