Installing Linux, But Smol 🥹

I found an old, teeny tiny Sony VAIO laptop. Let's install a teeny tiny linux distro - Puppy! We'll try both the Ubuntu version, and Debian Bookworm.

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#Linux #Sony #VAIO

[onldhes]

Man, I would kill for a relatively modern laptop with a form factor like that.

[The.Orchard]

I want a tiny orange laptop now. Not because it's useful or even usable, but it looks cool. Plus nobody would attempt to steal it.

[anthologyofinterest]

All the algo knew was that you were on a weird version of Linux, and it figured mail order brides were appropriate

[finkelmana]

The biggest issue with older Intel Atom based netbooks, even if they are 64 bit, is the 2GB of RAM limit. Yes, you can do *basic* computer tasks. However, as soon as you open a modern browser and go to modern website you will exceed 2GB of RAM in an instant. You will be swapping nonstop. Linux is great, but it cant work miracles.

[Francois_L_]

I'm glad to see Puppy Linux getting some love 😊
The reason why they opted to run everything as root is that the Puppy Linux filesystem is essentially not writable. Every change gets sent to the work file or folder. So even if some attackers were to get in the system, they wouldn't be able to severely modify the core. Weird, I know...

[kennyamaya]

11:15 That sponsored ad on the top right of the webpage though.. 😂😂

[st]

As a writer, I'm instantly thinking PORTABLE That size is all sorts of awesome. All I need is a word processor and I'm good to go. I don't care if I have anything else on it. (See you at VCF East, Sean! :) )

[torondin]

Good ol' Puppy Linux. Used to be really into it back in the day, perhaps I'd look at running it if I ever find a cheap netbook somewhere.

[SLRK]

This device was ahead of its time,
if only Sony had re-released it with the current amd ryzen processor.

[MegaTerryNutkins]

Puppy is still my favourite truly mini distro, many years ago it turned a Celeron 450mhz Lifebook B series with 192mb ram into a capable modern laptop that went everywhere with me with a PCMCIA wifi card plugged in.

[crystalchaos]

I really miss Sony Vaio laptops. I was obsessed with this one in the mid 2000s that was an ultrabook with a "slim dock" docking station that added the DVD drive and a bunch of other ports that resembled a fatter laptop of the era once slotted into it. Of course I couldn't afford it, but when I finally saw one in the wild I got really excited. It was cool to me then and even with all the thin and powerful tech we have now, its still a cool concept.

[RogerioPereiradaSilva]

You could install AntiX instead which IMHO is Puppy Linux done right without the root thing and the dependency on those pets packages to get anything done. AntiX is paired down like Puppy but works like regular Debian.

[tschak]

To this day, after doing bring-up on custom hardware, the GMA500 still gives me stomach pains. This was from when Intel was pushing their half baked "low power" chipsets into devices, and boy was it horrible to bring up.

[metallurgico]

It looks so modern yet so retro. Tecnology never went ahead since early 2000.

[clashblaster]

Puppy Linux was the first Linux distro I tried as a teenager, because it was one of the few distros that would fit on a single CD-ROM to live boot from.

[yihanzhang]

This is exactly how I got into Linux. A vaio was used on my family TV to play videos and teenager me tried to boot Linux on it. :3

[ExperimentIV]

god i always wanted one of these just for the form factor. would still love one today for typing stuff on using a reasonably usable OS

[brendamobley]

This is totally giving me ideas for an old old netbook I have
Thank you

[ruslangbl]

when i worked as industrial electronics engineer on a big plant(2011-2014) my colleagues had a useless thin client with atom n270/1gb ram and no hdd/ssd. I installed puppy linux on a 2gb USB-Flash drive and thin client become from useless to usable:) Even 3g modem worked. It was a good machine for browsing internet and reading pdf documentation. Also we had a possibility to watch some movies or sitcom series at our lunch brake.

[JK-xzlt]

That little PC is so cute. I really wanted, and still want one. Especially the green one. Sony needs to release an updated model for fun. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Great video.