Alpine Linux Diskless Mode

(wiki.alpinelinux.org)

38 points | by kblissett 2 days ago ago

9 comments

  • fiscalnonsense 14 hours ago ago

    Diskless rocks for making appliances. I have rock solid raspberry pi based micro-sd based services because of this - diskless mode keeps the sd writes to a minimum. unplug the power at will? sure, go for it.

  • tomcam a day ago ago

    Isn't this... kind of having your cake and eating it too? With RAM being so generous these days (especially compared to Alpine's memory requirements) wouldn't it make sense to run this way all the time on a desktop?

    • AtlasBarfed 13 hours ago ago

      But we NEED JavaScript on the desktop!

  • LargoLasskhyfv 2 days ago ago

    > It is similar to what other linux distributions may call a "frugal" install or boot using a "toram" option.

    Indeed. For instance AntiX turns Debian into a speed demon, that way. But much more refined.

    • bArray a day ago ago

      > Proudly anti-fascist "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old and new computers.

      AntiX looks like a cool project, but the one place I don't want to see any kind of politics is in my OS [1]. I don't want my distro taking a stance on Israel vs Palestine, or Ukraine vs Russia, for example.

      [1] https://antixlinux.com/

      • LargoLasskhyfv 12 hours ago ago

        I never noticed any politricks while using it :-)

      • lsaferite a day ago ago

        You could say that supporting Open Source is a strong moral, ethical, and perhaps political position. The same could be said for someone's position on Fascism.

        That being said, is there something there beyond the one statement in the homepage headline?

      • graemep 21 hours ago ago

        It seems a lot less political than the codes of conduct that most large FOSS projects have. Its also not specific to any particular culture as those often are. Its not taking a stance on any specific issue such as those you mentioned.

        Its just saying "anti-fascist" which is a pretty uncontroversial thing to say. I am pretty sure the vast majority of people are opposed to fascism.

        • zwirbl 18 hours ago ago

          > I am pretty sure the vast majority of people are opposed to fascism.

          Looking at current day politics of most western countries, I'm not so sure about that anymore. Most people are only opposed to being labeled as such while supporting fascist politics