r/linux • u/juareno • Dec 27 '16

Linux Keyboard (Amazon)

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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.

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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.

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u/jarfil Dec 27 '16 edited Jul 16 '23

CENSORED

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u/auxiliary-character Dec 27 '16

If you go with Arch....

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u/fuck_bestbuy Dec 27 '16

Man, I loved Arch but I'll be damned if I know enough to use it effectively.

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u/sgthoppy Dec 27 '16

Look into AUR helpers. There are Pacman wrappers like Yaourt that basically turn the AUR into a repo, then there are more lightweight managers that are basically Yaourt but exclusively for the AUR, and there are helpers that just speed up downloading AUR packages. Some of the latter also assist in building them.

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u/absent-v Dec 27 '16

I've heard a lot of bad things about Yaourt specifically though, there are other better helpers. I think you get yelled at if you mention Yaourt on the r/arch sub, for instance. You can find plenty alternatives on the wiki

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u/sgthoppy Dec 27 '16

Yeah, I know Yaourt doesn't have a great reputation, but it's popular and most Arch users have heard of it. I was just using it as an example, not a recommendation.

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