Can I install raspbian on a netbook? If not, is there any lightweight OS out there (preferably as light or lighter than Raspbian)?
I got a netbook as a gift, and I think I want to use them as secondary media consumption/shitposting machine, but the preinstalled windows 8.1 made shit almost unbearably slow.
Can we get some idea of the specs?
I'm running Ubuntu mate pretty smooth and comfy on an Intel d2500.
No, unless the netbook uses an ARM processor. And even then it might be lacking drivers as raspbian was specifically made for the raspberry pi.
>what is raspbian based on?
Linux mint :3
fuck off pedo
Raspbian is a free operating system based on Debian
intel Bayrail Quadcore 1.83 Ghz
2GB DDR 3 rams
32 GB memory space (expandable additional 32gb with SD card)
Battery capacity 6800 mah
2 usb slot, 1 port 3.5mm headphone jack, 1 slot mini HDMI
Camera 2.0 pixel
Support 1080 HD video
Bluetooth 4.0
The pic
Just put debian/devuan on it and call it a day.
Nigga wtf, w8 runs smooth as balls on my baytrail transformer.
It is called arch linux.
Arch is running smoother on raspi than the original raspian
Try Puppy Linux. It is small and low resource.
Install gentoo
Install a minimal Gentoo.
Make sure to compile on a dedicated server though.
>Can I install an ARM based operating system on a netbook that runs on an x86-64 instruction set?
No.
this
No.
Try Debian
or or if you know how to setup linux maybe Tiny core
Rapsbian lite also pretty good
How about Damn Small Linux? Is that one still active?
FreeBSD, and OpenBSD are pretty lightweight by default--OpenBSD is the larger of the two, because it comes with X. On older hardware OpenBSD has a better chance of working out of the box than Linux. I run OpenBSD + Fluxbox on an old Dell, Pentium 4 desktop that I have, and it's amazingly fast, responsive, and looks halfway decent, considering it's age. For basic shit like web browsing and word processing it's a perfectly fine machine to use. OpenBSD can really breathe new life into old hardware.
Debian is also pretty lightweight by default. Unless you choose to install a complete fucking GNOME or KDE environment that is.
Debian with XFCE
>OS for ARM on an x86 machine
Temple os :^)
DSL seems to have been dead for a few years. Too bad, it was one of my favourite distros
Arch, Gentoo, Debian minimal, FreeBSD...
>inb4 the UEFI is so locked that you can't boot anything
Dude, just use Xubuntu or some shit.
That system is more than capable of not shitting itself at the slightest hint of a GUI.
Rapsbian have no support for x86 cpus.
>rams