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Can Modern Linux Fit on a 1.44mb Floppy? [19:50] | Action Retro (youtube.com)

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Today we're installing a modern Linux... on a single 1.44mb floppy disk!

🍎 Guide: https://github.com/w84death/floppinux

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[-] impolitecarry@lemmy.wtf 18 points 3 weeks ago

Possibly because the version stored on disk is heavily compressed (the keyword squashfs comes to mind), and its expanded to its full form when its in memory?

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