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What are the more obscure independent linux distros? (piefed.zip)
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We all know about Debian, Fedora and Arch but what about the lesser known ones that are built from the ground up?

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You should be able to run any Linux

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, but Gallium has optimizations and drivers for Chromebook-specific hardware, including a custom kernel.

With any other distro, performance and battery life won't be quite as good, and some of the Chromebook specific stuff like special keyboard keys and the touchpad might not work.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that stuff mainlined?

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 23 hours ago

Not that I'm aware of.