On 01/13/2017 03:08 AM, David C. Rankin wrote:
All,
Here is a quasi-ot post (except for the thought that opensuse_pi would be nice). I don't post about just cool linux often, but if you haven't checked out the raspberry pi, it is a full computer with the footprint of a credit-card. I set one up for fun, and it runs an almost complete version of debian Jessie (rasbian) that is complete with a default LXDE desktop, LibreOffice, Chromium, a full blown development suite gcc/java, gigabit ethernet, a gig or RAM, usb, audio/mic, hdmi output, etc...
It uses a SD card for storage, but beyond that, it could be a desktop/server replacement (albeit a bit slower than a gaming rig), it will happily run apache, bind, php, dhcp, etc..
Enough said. For the old-timers, it is a complete treat to work with a $35 computer ($50 with case, 2A power supply and SD card). Drawing less than 1A normally, you could get weeks of uptime from a UPS if you happened to lose power -- like forever.
I've seen some posts regarding ARM versions of suse in the past. It would be equally fun to have a suse_pi version to go along with debian, arch, ubuntu, etc.. (there may even be one I haven't stumbled upon yet)
Pretty cool...
I put openSUSE Leap on my pi the other day and I am really impressed. I used to have Fedora 25 on it but DNF was very slow. Granted, I'm using a different SD card after that install kicked the bucket so the slowness could have just been the SD card. Currently I'm using mine as a jumpbox to SSH to from work into my home and generally goof off on. I am definitely going to grab another to throw some services on, thinking a log or monitoring server. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org