Note – 2026-08-09 07:40
Some time ago I ordered a couple of Linux development handhelds that should be arriving late 2026 or early 2027. The tiny Cardputer Zero from M5Stack and a proper handheld the, interesting looking, Me...
Tag: linux
Note – 2026-07-22 14:44
Enjoyed spending the day installing Alpine Linux on an old laptop. Runs very quick even with old hardware, low resources and my familiar Gnome desktop. Had some problems connecting wifi, tailscale etc...
Note – 2025-11-12 11:56
Few weeks ago I installed MiniOS on a 15 year old Dell Ultrabook to take with me on my travels in South America. Small, lightweight and fast. Runs also from USB. Working a treat here. https://minios.d...
Note – 2025-04-18 13:29
Just installed on an old laptop with Gnome DE, as I saw an article and quite a few people recommending it this morning. Bit of a learning curve but quite a different and exciting way of package manage...
Note – 2023-06-21 07:01
Just installing Crunchbang plusplus 12 on an old laptop. Crunchbang has always been one of my favourite . It's remarkably fast, even on old kit, and uses the Openbox DE. Enjoyable https://www.crunchba...
Note – 2023-06-01 19:24
Using an old laptop to revisit Fedora 38 Linux desktop. Always liked this os but it seems to have come on leaps and bounds since I last used it. Very polished performer. Enjoying getting to know it ag...
Note – 2023-03-17 02:23
Redoing my so it can be pinned to profile. Here goes ... Hi I'm Richard, retired adventurer/author living in with his . Made in , part Scot. Love the especially the , & Hobbies include and playing aro...
Note – 2023-01-15 16:31
@HansvR thats's exactly what happened to me 15 years ago. Haven't looked back since! Free of the dreaded windows, good foss alternatives, helpful online support. Long live operating systems!