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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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submitted 1 week ago by 6R1MR34P3R@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Recently in Spain we have suffered a complete power outage, with no electricity for a long time. Some were able to have power on their computers with generators, solar panels, etc. And I know you can have data connectivity with SDR or HAM radio. But my question here is, what are some good self-host/local offline software that we can have and use for when something like this happens. I know kiwix, and some other for manuals. Please feel free to share the ones you know and love, can be for any type of thing as long as it works completely offline, just name it. Of course for GNU/Linux (using Arch myself BTW). Thanks in advance.

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[–] 6R1MR34P3R@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Meanwhile on Windows it has basic GPU drivers for the entire OS bakes in

this is not true, in fact, most of the machines I have here won't work with a Windows installer .iso or Windows OS itself and some of my hw don't even have drivers for it. So yeah no

meanwhile, most GNU/Linux .iso distro installers have drivers already on the .iso itself, including propietary ones

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

(one of the older tropes in Linux-land is giving new life to old hardware just by replacing Windows with Linux)

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did you ever see any fresh install of Windows not be able to display at least 800x600 on any GPU? You didn't. It works to the minimum, want more, sure grab an msi and install the drivers.

[–] 6R1MR34P3R@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

why do that when I have the proper drivers already on my usual GNU/Linux distro of choice? and can even use as live environment, don't even need to install (in Windows this is not easy to do)

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago

and can even use as live environment, don’t even need to install (in Windows this is not easy to do)

Not true, Rufus creates bootable and persistent USB flash drives with one checkbox. You can do it manually also.

I was trying to illustrate a point, you may have your distro, your packages and what think you need, but if we're talking about post-apocalyptic you'll probably need other stuff and at that point you have windows computers and windows software installed or installers available pretty much everywhere starting with your next door neighbor and with Linux not so much.