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Linux users with uncommon or unusual setups: tell us about it (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by cyclohexane@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'll start with mine. yes part of this was to brag about my somewhat but not too unusual setup. But I also wanna learn from your setups!

Anyways: I primarily use Gentoo Linux.

I have two headless servers: a Raspberry Pi 4B and a Oracle cloud VM (free tier). Both running OpenRC, and both were running mainline kernel with custom config (I recently switched the Pi to PiFoundation kernel due to some issues). The raspberry pi boots from SSD and has no sd card inserted.

Both servers were running musl libc instead of glibc for a while. This gave me a couple of random issues, but eventually I got tired and switched back to glibc.

I have a desktop running gentoo and a laptop running arch, but hoping to switch the laptop to gentoo soon.

Both are daily driving wayland (the desktop had nvidia card and used for gaming). The desktop is running a kernel with a minimal config that compiles in 2-3 minutes.

What's your unusual setup like?

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[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I have a ZFS Ubuntu deaktop install que on an all amd PC and use snap. Given that everyone else has something completely extravagant and hate snaps, I'd say my standard build is unusual.

[-] mjpc13@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

I have a Microsoft Surface 7 running NixOS. Everything works, even touch/pen

[-] gigatexal@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@mjpc13 @cyclohexane that’s impressive. Would mean the laptops should also be supported ? Was it hard to do?

[-] mjpc13@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

It was not too hard if you are already familiar with Nix. The features supported (and the custom Linux kernel) can be found in surface-linux. For NixOS I used the nix-hardware flake to simplify things.

The worst part was the compilation of the Linux kernel, that took hours on the surface. Eventually, I used the remote nix build feature to compile on a more capable computer.

[-] gigatexal@mastodon.social 0 points 7 months ago

@mjpc13 this would be an amazing blog if you wrote it up. Front page HN content right here. Very cool stuff. Thank you for sharing.

[-] mjpc13@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe I'll write something in the future

[-] daddyjones@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Just a reboot. There's an EFI menu listing all the available images - I keep a couple of old ones around to roll back to in case of problems - and I just select the one I want.

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I use Microsoft edge

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