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= Linux Mint =
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==Linux Mint==
* [https://linuxmint.com/ Mint]
 
** [https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867 LMDE 4]
 
  
= SparkyLinux =
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*[https://linuxmint.com/ Mint]
* [https://sparkylinux.org/ SparkyLinux]
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**[https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867 LMDE 4]
** Release 5.11 is based on Debian Buster
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***[[Switching over to LMDE]]
** Doesn't seem to like ESXi very much. (Have to fiddle in BIOS to get VMs to boot from ISO)
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**[[Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon (First impressions)|Mint 20 (First impressions)]]
*** Ah Ha!  Turn off secure boot...
 
** Has an annoying password setup that hates my password policies.
 
** ifconfig only available with sudo...  WTF?
 
** No MySQL available in the repository???
 
*** FFS!
 
*** The god folks at Bebian have decided to eliminate MySQL...
 
** [https://tecadmin.net/install-mysql-server-on-debian9-stretch/ How To Install MySQL on Debian 9 (Stretch)]
 
  
= Haiku =
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==SparkyLinux==
* [https://www.haiku-os.org/ Haiku OS]
 
  
= Puppy =
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*[https://sparkylinux.org/ SparkyLinux]
* [http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm Puppy]
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**Release 5.11 is based on Debian Buster
** [http://puppylinux.org/wikka/tahrpup Tahrpup]
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**Doesn't seem to like ESXi very much. (Have to fiddle in BIOS to get VMs to boot from ISO)
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***Ah Ha!  Turn off secure boot...
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**Has an annoying password setup that hates my password policies.
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**ifconfig only available with sudo...  WTF?
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**no vi???
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***Install vim
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****<code>sudo apt install vim</code>
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****(Still need to figure out why vim on SparkyLinux acts weird over SSH when you try to paste from the clipboard...)
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**No MySQL available in the repository???
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***FFS!
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***The good folks at Debian have decided to eliminate MySQL...
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***[https://tecadmin.net/install-mysql-server-on-debian9-stretch/ How To Install MySQL on Debian 9 (Stretch)]
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**'''RESEARCH:''' How do I open a folder as '''root''' in the default file browser?
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***Looks to be Thunar 1.8.4
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***
  
= MX Linux =
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==Debian==
* [https://mxlinux.org/ MX Linux]
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[https://www.debian.org/ Debian Linux]
  
= Kali =
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[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/118965/how-to-create-a-debian-live-usb-with-persistence How to create a Debian live USB with persistence?]
  
= Linux From Scratch =
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==Tiny Core==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_From_Scratch Linux From Scratch]
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[http://tinycorelinux.net/ Tiny Core Linux]
  
= Other Stuff =
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*[http://tinycorelinux.net/concepts.html Core Concepts]
* [https://busybox.net/about.html BusyBox]
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*[http://tinycorelinux.net/install.html Frugal Install Tiny Core Linux]
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Actually runs fairly well in Wyse Terminals...
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==Haiku==
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*[https://www.haiku-os.org/ Haiku OS]
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=Puppy=
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*[http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm Puppy]
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**[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/tahrpup Tahrpup]
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==MX Linux==
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*[https://mxlinux.org/ MX Linux]
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==Kali==
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==Linux From Scratch==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_From_Scratch Linux From Scratch]
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==Other Stuff==
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*[https://busybox.net/about.html BusyBox]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 4 April 2021

Linux Mint

SparkyLinux

  • SparkyLinux
    • Release 5.11 is based on Debian Buster
    • Doesn't seem to like ESXi very much. (Have to fiddle in BIOS to get VMs to boot from ISO)
      • Ah Ha! Turn off secure boot...
    • Has an annoying password setup that hates my password policies.
    • ifconfig only available with sudo... WTF?
    • no vi???
      • Install vim
        • sudo apt install vim
        • (Still need to figure out why vim on SparkyLinux acts weird over SSH when you try to paste from the clipboard...)
    • No MySQL available in the repository???
    • RESEARCH: How do I open a folder as root in the default file browser?
      • Looks to be Thunar 1.8.4

Debian

Debian Linux

How to create a Debian live USB with persistence?

Tiny Core

Tiny Core Linux

Actually runs fairly well in Wyse Terminals...

Haiku

Puppy

MX Linux

Kali

Linux From Scratch

Other Stuff