Distributions and Operating Systems: OneFileLinux, Makulu, and deepin
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The Register UK ☛ OneFileLinux: Not so much a distro as a pointer
OneFileLinux is a very different sort of distro that runs entirely from your UEFI system partition, without a bootable USB key or any other partitions on the disk. OneFileLinux squeezes a cut-down version of Alpine Linux into a single, 20 MB compressed file, which you copy into your EFI system partition (ESP). That's the relatively easy bit, although Windows goes out of its way to hide this partition from users so there are some extra steps needed to see it. Users of Intel Macs can just pick it from a list by holding down the Option key while turning their Mac on.
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Makulu Patch Server Offline Notice
Seems some script kiddies managed to gain access to our patch server ( which essentially just hosts files to patch, no sensitive information is on the box ). We are taking the box offline to make sure that security has not been compromised and to add additional layers of security. d
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Linux Distribution deepin 23 Officially Released
“We don’t consider simply adding or removing a few upstream applications, modifying the language, wallpaper, or adjusting the application layout to be a genuine version update of an operating system. We aspire that every major version update contains a wealth of features truly needed by users and innovative content to push the boundaries of what a Linux desktop distribution can achieve, making it as powerful as commercial operating systems like Windows and macOS.”