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I got gifted an Eeepc! Now I just gotta figure out what to install on it. Any suggestions/tips?

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Dorian Wood

I discovered in the files on this device someone's homework for a law class from 2008! Adding it to my collection of found data with anonymous authors.

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göktuğ, of the orien't

@dorian if linux, Void is a nice distro to try.

It's pretty light and straightforward. My dotfiles has a list of base packages you'd want for a functioning desktop, I can link that to you if you want.

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maloki

@dorian for being able up use it? Command line only Linux of some variety.

That's what I am going to do with mine that I'm keeping (bought it in 2009). Because even lightweight gui's aren't light enough for this old a netbook. 😅

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akko

@dorian@litterae.social Arch ​:akko_giggle:​

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Xeon²
@akko @dorian if that's comparable to my S10e that's 32-bit and 32-bit arch is third-party

I can confirm Debian works alright on it though, and Haiku is neat but the S10e in particular has USB issues with it.
Maybe plan 9 of some sort could be neat too.
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akko

@izaya@social.shadowkat.net @dorian@litterae.social That's pretty cool regardless, and it's debian so that's nice

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bartholin
@izaya @dorian @akko Are you using an emacs mode for mastodon? :ablobcatknitsweats:
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Xeon²
@bartholin @dorian @akko no it's a client called tut, which uses $EDITOR https://github.com/RasmusLindroth/tut
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akko

@izaya@social.shadowkat.net @bartholin@lainchan.gay @dorian@litterae.social Vim misskey client when ​:akko_grin:​

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Kozmo Danton

@dorian #radare2 or #uxn

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nff

@dorian ha! I have one as well, maybe not that exact model, but yeah. My absolute fav atm. I tried several things on it, actually settled for Lubuntu, pretty happy with it.

Nice to read other suggestions too, might try Void when I have time @cadxdr

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moparisthebest
@dorian https://archlinux32.org/ runs on my EeePC
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goldbrush [Västra Götaland]
Good memories.

I also used to have one of these. I want a new one but far as I know these are not in production anymore.

It is sad that they do not make these types of computers anymore. I am not talking about this exact model, I am talking about tiny laptops in general.
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