Sunday, January 1, 2023

Update on Russian Star Linux on my old Laptop

Star Linux is only One User Linux installation.
It takes over the hard disk and won't let you boot with other Linux distributions.
Good thing about it is it erases all traces of BIOS script of Microsoft Windows.
Hard disk is only 120GB SATA and Linux, for example Ubuntu uses only 60GB and I can have at least 2 Linux distributions.
What I did was removed it stuck it to an external disk and using my new Intel NUC installed Emmabantus.
It booted OK with NUC but windows said no bootable disk since it has no traces of windows.
I am reinstalling AstraLinux.
It uses 20GB for the root and 2GB SWAP and then only I realized I had only 1GB RAM (Adata).
So my laptop is not game ready and one needs 4GB of RAM, ideally 8GB.
It has only one slot
My NUC had 4GB RAM and two slots(type 4 not 5).
Star Linux let you select new kernel but I used generic 15.10..
It's desktop is called Fly and only yesterday I did a little review or look at its configuration.
I am banking on Star Linux to detect my Emmabantus when configuring GRUB.
I want AbiWord and see only Emma supports it.
Besides Emma has the Apple like desktop.
It did not boot and the Windows bootstrap interfere with booting.
Went back  removed first few partitions and allowed Astra to do the honours.
Failing which I will use BSD CD to destroy everything and install TANK partition.
I have done this many times before.
Worse I still have disk with Endless OS.
I do not panic now.

Astra Linux has enormous amount of packages and data base but no AbiWord.


Russian Astra Linux Saved me From Endless OS

Russian Astra Linux Saved me From Endless OS

I would cut the story short.

My Old Laptop BIOS was taken over by Microsoft Script and I could not dual boot with Linux.

Long time ago I used BSD and erased it but BSD did not have lot of software.

After trial error I found Endless OS could do the same.

Once Endless OS takes over it does not let me boot from CD or USB.

I removed the SSD, put a spare one and let Astra Linux do the honours.

Astra Linux let me dual boot with Debian and Emmabantus. 

Thank you Russian developers.

I have a new start this year!