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Linux users with uncommon or unusual setups: tell us about it (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll start with mine. yes part of this was to brag about my somewhat but not too unusual setup. But I also wanna learn from your setups!

Anyways: I primarily use Gentoo Linux.

I have two headless servers: a Raspberry Pi 4B and a Oracle cloud VM (free tier). Both running OpenRC, and both were running mainline kernel with custom config (I recently switched the Pi to PiFoundation kernel due to some issues). The raspberry pi boots from SSD and has no sd card inserted.

Both servers were running musl libc instead of glibc for a while. This gave me a couple of random issues, but eventually I got tired and switched back to glibc.

I have a desktop running gentoo and a laptop running arch, but hoping to switch the laptop to gentoo soon.

Both are daily driving wayland (the desktop had nvidia card and used for gaming). The desktop is running a kernel with a minimal config that compiles in 2-3 minutes.

What's your unusual setup like?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not sure how unusual it is but I run openwrt x86 on a fanless Asus mini PC as my main router at home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you use an external modem?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes I do. I have hooked up my x86 openwrt router to my fiber modem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I want to use OpenWRT too but have no idea of the hardware, and we have cable here, and there is no supported router with cable. Do you know if I could just use some proprietary cable modem and attach that? Probably...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You can buy off the shelf hardware

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I just have my Xfinity modem in bridge mode. They looked at me like I had two heads when I asked if they could tell me how to do it at the counter but it was trivial by searching the model number.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Then it's unusual

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

That seems overkill. Why don't you use something less power hungry?