On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:07:48 +0000 Ken Moffat <zarniwh...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 01:14:17AM +0000, Ken Moffat wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 06:09:52PM -0600, Brian Hagen wrote: > > > > My general recommndation for LFS is that you use a *recent* distro. > > But the availability of 32-bit x86 distros is now limited. Gurgling > > for 32-bit distros took me to > > https://itigic.com/32-bit-linux-distributions-best-alternatives/ > > > > Of course, things like gentoo and 32-bit Arch ae probably not "burn > > an iso or copy to a stick, boot it, install it". I believe several > > people use debian as a host, even tough some of its packages tend to > > be quite old. > > > > I thought that ubuntu had stopped providing 32-bit installs ? > > > > On another site, someone was asking about reinstating a Win-XP > machine with 1GB (not for compiling on!) and Devuan (i.e. basically > debian without systemd) was mentioned because systemd is heavy on > low-specification machines. > > ĸen Systemd is used on all raspberry pi os's. How did you come to the conclusion that systemd is heavy on low spec machines? Dual core ARM with 512MB of ram is not low spec? -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
