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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Just wanted to show off the lowest end hardware I ever ran Linux on (lemmy.ml)

submitted 22 hours ago by merci3@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Single core, 32 bit CPU, can't even do video playback on VLC. But it kinda works for some offline work, like text editing, and even emulation through zsnes! It's crazy how Linux keeps old hardware like this running.

Thankfully though, this laptop CPU is upgradable, and so is the ram, so I'm planning on revitalizing and bringing this old Itautec to the 21st century 😄

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I ran it on an original Raspberry Pi B which has the same RAM and a slower CPU than the original Zero! It was still in use as a Pi-hole (running the DietPi OS) until recently where it seems to be dying or not keeping up.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for suggesting DietPi! I never heard of it but it sounds just like what my ZeroW needs

(Also runs PiHole)

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 hours ago

No problem! I've used it for years, though my home assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 4 is now doing the pi-hole thing with adguard instead as the original one was having issues. Though you get weird DNS quirks when the machine running DNS also relies on the internet.

Plus that time I did a dumb thing in home assistant to see what would happen, and it brought the internet down.

So I am keen to get another Pi. I highly recommend keeping it on a dedicated device you never touch except for updates!