17 Dec
2024
17 Dec
'24
4:29 p.m.
On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 08:20 (+0100), Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote:
Anno domini 2024 Tue, 17 Dec 11:55:17 +1100
Steven D'Aprano via tde-users scripsit:
> My regular desktop died, and I have to purchase a new one.
> I will be getting an ASUS Mini PC PN41, which is a
rebranded Intel NUC:
> - Intel Celeron N4500
> - 4GB RAM
> - 128GB SSD
> Which distro should I use in order to install TDE?
> Requirements:
> - Keep it simple. I can use commandline tools but
prefer not to have to.
> - I would prefer to avoid systemd based systems.
> My experience with systemd is that it really
struggles to perform on
> low-powered fanless mini PCs like the Intel NUC boxes.
> Looking at the list here
> I *think* that Devuan is the only officially
supported distro that is
> systemd-less. Is this correct?
> Would anyone like to comment or make any other
suggestions, before I go
> ahead with a Devuan install?
Apart from anything not based on devuan .. all
mainstream distros come
with systemd and offer the same level of .. "security" (look up the xz
story, the restart-services- problem from november etc, all related to
systemd). You could go for the BSDs, but that's most likely not what you
want :)
I guess "mainstream" is in the eyes of the beholder. I consider Slackware
to be mainstream, and it most certainly doesn't come with systemd. And is
likely to be systemd-free for the foreseeable future.
(This is different than Steven's point about distos that are officially
supported by TDE. There are "automatic" build scripts available for
Slackware which meet my needs, although IIRC someone recently pointed out
that they were missing some things.)
Jim