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|    Dan Clough to Mike Powell    |
|    Re: Stripped down Debian dist    |
|    18 Aug 19 09:28:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 359.fido_linux@1:123/115 21be996d       REPLY: 6580.fi-linux@1:2320/105 21bde0e3       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Aug 10 2019 GCC 5.5.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.08-Linux r3.132 Aug 10 2019 GCC 5.5.0       CHRS: ASCII 1       -=> Mike Powell wrote to ALL <=-               MP> Is there still a stripped down distribution, based on debian,        MP> which keeps the kernel and security packages updated while        MP> remaining a version behind, or while stripping the bells and        MP> whistles?               MP> A few weeks back I tried upgrading an old Pentium-3 800 machine        MP> that I use as a server from debian 9 to 10 "Buster." I had to        MP> downgrade it back due to issues with it grinding the system to a        MP> halt, and that is without even installing an x-server. :)               MP> I was hoping there might still be some debian-based "lighter        MP> weight" distros out there. The ones I remember from a few years        MP> back have ceased being maintained.              You might give antiX a try, it says it's a lightweight Deb variant       and specifically mentions running on P3's:              https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=antix                     ... Error reading REALITY.SYS - Solar System halted.       === MultiMail/Linux v0.52       --- SBBSecho 3.08-Linux        * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 14/6 15/2 18/0 103/705 116/116 123/0 25 50 115       SEEN-BY: 123/120 150 755 135/300 153/7001 7715 154/10 30 40 700 203/0       SEEN-BY: 221/0 6 226/17 227/114 201 400 229/275 310 354 426 452 616       SEEN-BY: 229/1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 261/38 280/464 5003 292/854       SEEN-BY: 300/4 310/31 317/3 322/757 340/800 342/200 396/45 423/120       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 770/1 2452/250 3634/0 12 15 24 27 50 119       SEEN-BY: 3828/7 5020/545       PATH: 123/115 3634/12 154/10 280/464 229/426           |
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