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    [โ€“] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    Why do you do this? Is it faster/more responsive?

    Seems weird, like using a Wind River Systems RTOS for desktop

    [โ€“] confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    I've always been drawn to minimalism. My happiest moments in life was backpacking with a 34 litre backpack for a number of years. The same concept can be applied to my Operating System. It's minimal and up to me to build/create the experience I want.

    The experience I wanted was to learn Linux at it's core. There's nothing wrong with GNU but it felt like a layer of abstraction that made learning Linux seem too distant for my personal liking.

    I started using Alpine Linux as my OS for a self hosted server on a Raspberry Pi. I chose Alpine because from a security point of view it made sense. There was less surface area to target or exploit. Whatever I added was intentional, giving me a better understanding of the system I was building and using.

    Eventually I decided that I want my desktop and server environment to be the same so that I am consistent in what I am learning. I didn't want to switch between POSIX compliance/portability and GNU tools.

    I don't think it's all that weird though. Alpine Linux provides a script that installs a variety of desktop environments. The wiki ([1][2]) also has information on how to set up all the extras like sound or graphics. Yes it's more involved but it's not impossible and can be rewarding.

    I also found a fun (for me) hobby in writing POSIX portable scripts which is why I can spend so much time in Alpine. In the year I've been using Alpine, I've learned so much about Linux, how it works and how to work with it.

    [โ€“] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 23 hours ago

    Iโ€™ve always been drawn to minimalism. My happiest moments in life was backpacking

    Tried CRUX?

    I also found a fun (for me) hobby in writing POSIX portable scripts which is why I can spend so much time in Alpine. In the year Iโ€™ve been using Alpine, Iโ€™ve learned so much about Linux, how it works and how to work with it.

    Sounds like you're now primed for CRUX.