What are the more obscure independent linux distros? (piefed.zip)

submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

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We all know about Debian, Fedora and Arch but what about the lesser known ones that are built from the ground up?

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[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago

I'm running Gallium OS on an old Chromebook ... it's a dead distro at this point, and getting a bit frightfully outdated, but it's the only distro specifically made for that hardware.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

You should be able to run any Linux

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, but Gallium has optimizations and drivers for Chromebook-specific hardware, including a custom kernel.

With any other distro, performance and battery life won't be quite as good, and some of the Chromebook specific stuff like special keyboard keys and the touchpad might not work.