Heeek, hoiw did I miss it till now?
Posted: 21 Sep 2015, 01:18
Hi !
A GNU/Linux user and even trainer for years, I've been testing various OSes and distros, especialy for small and old boxes [0]. 24 hours ago I've never heard of Porteus.
Now I'm looking for a distro that: On the performance side, could compare to the Arch Linux efficiency on my old Atom netbooks. And on the practical size, for a modular customizable (frugal-)installable distro with copy2ram option for proper use on flash-memory devices.
Heard a guy talking of "Porteus, modulart as Slax, only actively maintained" and went to Distrowatch to check, then to porteus web site. Had a first glimpse at the docs (which, worth to notice, are a pleasure to search and find what I was looking for), then here on a few boards.
Porteus seems more appealing and special than what Distrowatch's Jessie Smith somehow superficial review let imagine [1]. Reviewing a construction tractor with a SUV perspective gives poor result, and so does it for a Formula 1.
Quality and quantity good looking documentation, easy to browse: Whoever is behind it, they're good at the job! As for DW's Jessie, at the very least he could have given the doc [2] a chance (then he could have said there's some broken link [3] )
Will test the XFCE edition customized through the super handy builder at handy build.porteus.org
Pardon the brievety, have to sleep to further automatize a set of real-world tests for daily uses amongst various distros, and get critics/help from others.
Also have got that little feeling from a tooth that decided to break yesterday --week end time.
Yo :]
[0] Light and micro Linux (in French) http://sysadmin.lliseil.fr/linux/distribs/leger.php
[1] http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue ... 08#feature
[2] Hey Jessie, here it is for USM http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... 9-usm.html
[3] FAQ "How can I install new programs that are not included in the default Porteus ISO?" » http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... dules.html
A GNU/Linux user and even trainer for years, I've been testing various OSes and distros, especialy for small and old boxes [0]. 24 hours ago I've never heard of Porteus.
Now I'm looking for a distro that: On the performance side, could compare to the Arch Linux efficiency on my old Atom netbooks. And on the practical size, for a modular customizable (frugal-)installable distro with copy2ram option for proper use on flash-memory devices.
Heard a guy talking of "Porteus, modulart as Slax, only actively maintained" and went to Distrowatch to check, then to porteus web site. Had a first glimpse at the docs (which, worth to notice, are a pleasure to search and find what I was looking for), then here on a few boards.
Porteus seems more appealing and special than what Distrowatch's Jessie Smith somehow superficial review let imagine [1]. Reviewing a construction tractor with a SUV perspective gives poor result, and so does it for a Formula 1.
Quality and quantity good looking documentation, easy to browse: Whoever is behind it, they're good at the job! As for DW's Jessie, at the very least he could have given the doc [2] a chance (then he could have said there's some broken link [3] )
Will test the XFCE edition customized through the super handy builder at handy build.porteus.org
Pardon the brievety, have to sleep to further automatize a set of real-world tests for daily uses amongst various distros, and get critics/help from others.
Also have got that little feeling from a tooth that decided to break yesterday --week end time.
Yo :]
[0] Light and micro Linux (in French) http://sysadmin.lliseil.fr/linux/distribs/leger.php
[1] http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue ... 08#feature
[2] Hey Jessie, here it is for USM http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... 9-usm.html
[3] FAQ "How can I install new programs that are not included in the default Porteus ISO?" » http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... dules.html