On Sun, Aug 09, 2015 at 10:13:45AM +0800, Robert Storey wrote: [snip] > My next review will probably be about Void Linux. Jesse wrote a very brief > review of Void a few months ago, in which he basically said it didn't run > on his machine, so he dismissed it as "not ready." That was actually a > piss-poor review. I'm particularly interested in Void since there is a > version that runs on the Raspberry Pi 2. The main OS for the Raspberry Pi > is Raspbian, which is essentially Debian, now infected with systemd. Since > I'm a fan of the Raspberry Pi, I definitely want to see another distro > available for it that is systemd-free. There is also FreeBSD for the Pi, > though I understand it is very much a work in progress, but I'm interested > in anything not systemd so I'll keep it on the back burner. > > Other suggestions for non-systemd software are welcome. The main criteria > is that it actually has to be something useful, something that I might > install and use daily. Thus, far-out stuff like Minix is not a > consideration, even if it's fun to play with.
Try Alpine Linux (alpinelinux.org). Install docs are here: http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Installation I use it as my everyday system, though the limited compatability with standard (glibc) binaries may be problematic for you. Quick tips that will probably save a little trouble: -the package manager is "apk"; it's somewhere between dpkg and apt. Basic subcommands are update update repository indexes) upgrade upgrade packages info show info about a specified package add install a package (and add it to /etc/apk/world) fix install the version of a package that's in the repos; all modified files are replaced. del remove package search search for a package (by regex); with -d, search description -If you use the installer to install to the hard drive, it wipes everything. I use the chroot install method; if you're comfortable with debootstrap, that should be fine. -make sure to install a kernel (linux-vanilla | linux-grsec on x86). -init is Busybox init, with OpenRC on top. HTH, Isaac Dunham _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng