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282 points paulnpace | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 02:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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fujigawa ◴[22 Oct 25 03:34 UTC] No.45664664[source]▶
The most compact, minimalist general purpose OS out there by far. Tiny memory footprint and loaded with network services built-in.

Linux has become so bloated its users can't in good conscience make fun of Microsoft anymore, they are worse.

Debian refuses to install with less than 512MB RAM, the text only installer will choke with less than that, it's pathetic. That's a console-only install, no GUI.

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j3th9n ◴[22 Oct 25 03:39 UTC] No.45664683[source]▶
I love it you can still install the latest OpenBSD on 32MB RAM systems.
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daneel_w ◴[22 Oct 25 11:54 UTC] No.45667706[source]▶
But you can't effectively run it on that little memory, since over a decade.
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1. j3th9n ◴[23 Oct 25 07:37 UTC] No.45679244{3}[source]▶
Ok pitty, I was about to install it on a 486DX4 with 32MB RAM for use as a webserver, maybe I will link a blog with my findings about it later here on HN.