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Big changes in my home server
For a long time I was using Proxmox as my server OS. On it I had few VMs. One with Arch Linux (I’m using it as my daily OS through RDP), another one with Home Assistant, another one for media (Jellyfin app, Calibre, etc). And some created ad-hoc when needed for testing. But from some time I was thinking about big change. And finally it happened during this week.
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Comparison of lightweight Linux distros
DietPi
I started to look for a replacement for my DietPi (I’m using it as my everyday OS). It’s installed as a VM on the Proxmox server. It’s fast, it’s nice, it reliable, but I want to change something 🙂
Also, one of the reasons why I selected DietPi was the Home Assistant core. Or I should say – the way it’s installed. And how most of the software is managed in DietPi. It uses DietPi-Software, which allows you to quickly and easily install popular software “ready to run” and this software is already optimized for your system. Only the software you need is installed.
What is DietPi? DietPi is an extremely lightweight Debian OS, highly optimized for minimal CPU and RAM resource usage, ensuring your SBC always runs at its maximum potential. It has a lots of different flavours, so you may install it on Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64, Radxa, Allo, NanoPi, OrangePi, but also on standard PC and as a VM (I’m sure I didn’t mention all of them, but those I remember :P)
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Steam Deck
Is the Steam Deck a game console or a computer?
Actually, the answer to this question is up to you. If you just want a working game console from the steam catalog, then Steam Deck out of the box is the solution for you. You just turn it on and use it, the same level of difficulty as a PlayStation or Xbox.
If you want to take advantage of the PC potential that’s hiding in that little box, you can use Steam OS, which is simply Linux or install Windows 10 or Windows 11 (both are officially supported, and there are official drivers for both).
In that case, you can use Deck to play games not only from Steam but also Epic, GOG, Ubisoft, Blizzard, etc.
But you can also use it as a portable computer. And if you connect it to a docking station, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, you have a desktop computer, perfect for work (as long as you’re not someone who puts up a million virtual machines and needs a herd of cores and terabytes of RAM).
And what is it for me? At first, it was a console for playing Steam games, but it became clear pretty quickly that I wanted more. I simply have too many games bought elsewhere and can’t use them. In addition, the service software for my car is only on Windows, so I have a service computer right away, ideal because it’s small, convenient, with a long-lasting battery 🙂
But as I wrote – it all depends on the owner.