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Slax: Live Pocket Linux

36 pointsby Ulf950last Monday at 12:24 PM4 commentsview on HN

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butztoday at 7:07 AM

While last update is from October 2023, I'm still surprised that this project is still going for so long. Remember using Slax almost a decade ago.

i_vtoday at 7:09 AM

Slax brings back fond memories! I used to boot school computers into it to have access to OpenOffice, Firefox, ahem Ophcrack…

I never ran Slackware Linux beyond that but the simplicity of being able to build a custom live USB through their web interface was amazing. I don’t think I’d have gotten as much of a head start with Linux had it not existed.

system7rockstoday at 4:55 AM

I love the idea of this... but here is what I want - IT SHOULD WORK WITH EVERY HARDWARE PERMUTATION KNOWN TO EXISTENCE. If not... combine your energy with Fedora.

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