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(Micro)wattOS: A linux distro with i3 |
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Sunday Jul 9 7:14:39 2017 |
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Whenever I either update or upgrade my 12 year-old laptop *aelita* |
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(See: http://chals.sdfeu.org/profile/#naming_convention) I get in |
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trouble. The system usually breaks for some reason. It's been the |
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case for some years so it was no surprise. |
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This time I upgraded from jessie to stretch and the cpu was |
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constantly between 80% and 100% the system ran so slowly that it wa |
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barely usable. |
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I came across wattOS --> http://planetwatt.com/new/ A linux distro |
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based on Ubuntu which releases a micro edition called microwatt whi |
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features i3 as default window manager. The download page is at: |
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microwatt |
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I tried the live cd and it worked great so I decided to install it. |
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On a side note, it also works great on my eeepc 701 which is awesom |
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So I guess I will end up installing it on the eeepc too. |
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I have been a debian user for many years now and also of the i3 wm. |
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I usually installed the debian base system plus an x-server and i3. |
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I know the drill by heart, I have done it on a dozen occasions, but |
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this time I couln't resist the easiness at hands reach. |
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The version I installed is R10. It was released almost a year ago: |
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http://planetwatt.com/new/index.php/2016/09/01/wattos-r10-released/ |
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but it is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which means support until 2021. |
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What else can I ask for? |
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