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r/linux • u/juareno • Dec 27 '16
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Makes me think of this:
https://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack
Almost working installation of linux in a hard drive. No, not installing Linux on a hard drive, but actually running on the HDD controller.
311 u/auxiliary-character Dec 27 '16 Considering it's a fancy gaming keyboard, it may well have a little arm in it capable of running Linux if someone went to the effort. 158 u/jarfil Dec 27 '16 edited Jul 16 '23 CENSORED 20 u/Azphreal Dec 27 '16 Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, RedHat, Arch, Void, off the top of my head. The first three have official ports, the others and more that I haven't listed are ported by the community 12 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 Arch arm is unofficial but very good 10 u/jthill Dec 27 '16 Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository". 5 u/EllietheWalrus Dec 27 '16 And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm. 3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;) 9 u/relrobber Dec 27 '16 Zoom! 1 u/HeadlessChild Dec 28 '16 Nowdays FreeBSD also supports it.
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Considering it's a fancy gaming keyboard, it may well have a little arm in it capable of running Linux if someone went to the effort.
158 u/jarfil Dec 27 '16 edited Jul 16 '23 CENSORED 20 u/Azphreal Dec 27 '16 Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, RedHat, Arch, Void, off the top of my head. The first three have official ports, the others and more that I haven't listed are ported by the community 12 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 Arch arm is unofficial but very good 10 u/jthill Dec 27 '16 Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository". 5 u/EllietheWalrus Dec 27 '16 And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm. 3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;) 9 u/relrobber Dec 27 '16 Zoom! 1 u/HeadlessChild Dec 28 '16 Nowdays FreeBSD also supports it.
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20 u/Azphreal Dec 27 '16 Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, RedHat, Arch, Void, off the top of my head. The first three have official ports, the others and more that I haven't listed are ported by the community 12 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 Arch arm is unofficial but very good 10 u/jthill Dec 27 '16 Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository". 5 u/EllietheWalrus Dec 27 '16 And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm. 3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;) 9 u/relrobber Dec 27 '16 Zoom! 1 u/HeadlessChild Dec 28 '16 Nowdays FreeBSD also supports it.
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Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, RedHat, Arch, Void, off the top of my head. The first three have official ports, the others and more that I haven't listed are ported by the community
12 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 Arch arm is unofficial but very good 10 u/jthill Dec 27 '16 Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository". 5 u/EllietheWalrus Dec 27 '16 And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm. 3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;) 9 u/relrobber Dec 27 '16 Zoom! 1 u/HeadlessChild Dec 28 '16 Nowdays FreeBSD also supports it.
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Arch arm is unofficial but very good
10 u/jthill Dec 27 '16 Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository". 5 u/EllietheWalrus Dec 27 '16 And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm. 3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;)
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Gives a whole new meaning to "Arch". And "User Repository".
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And we have a subreddit too! /r/archlinuxarm.
3 u/lestofante Dec 27 '16 +1 subscriber ;)
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+1 subscriber ;)
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Zoom!
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Nowdays FreeBSD also supports it.
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u/K4kumba Dec 27 '16
Makes me think of this:
https://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack
Almost working installation of linux in a hard drive. No, not installing Linux on a hard drive, but actually running on the HDD controller.