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This distro is just a spin of pure Debian using LXDE as DE with some customizations.
The installation process uses Calamares.
Recommended for very old machines, like 10 years old or more.
live password: live
Pin Linux. A light version of Debian with the minimal installation using LXDE. Come with some extra repositories to install 3rd part packages only if you desire.
- If brightness keys do not work, open a terminal:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
where GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="xxxxx"
put acpi_backlight=video or acpi_backlight=vendor
try one or another and test which one fits your machine
Ctrl + s
Ctrl + x
sudo update-grub
- Automatic login:
Menu > Preferences > LXDM configurator
mark "Automatic login" and close
- If you have problems to browser on the internet, try on terminal:
sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf && sudo dhclient
- Use Connman Settings to connect Wi-Fi
Features
- Chipset SiS 661 / 741 / 760
- LXDE (The most light and fast desktop environment)
- LXDM (The most simple and light display manager)
- Connman to connect WiFi
- UEFI / BIOS Support and Secure boot
- Debian 12 based with stable version
- amd64 / x86_64
- Openbox w/ tilling config out of the box
- High responsive (open things instantly)
- Broadcon series drivers to Wireless / Bluetooth support
- Excellent hardware recognition
- Desktop and laptop support - suitable for old and new hardware
- Compact and very lightweight on resources
- LXDE. A very lightweight, component-based Desktop Environment. This is an ideal choice for older hardware with limited resources.
- Grub with dual boot enabled by default
- Installation process by Calamares
- Very low resources consume compared to many systems
- Minimum installed packages, so install only what you really need
- No bloatware
- See the wiki to check shortcuts to tilling windows
- Install the browser as you wish
- Nohang preconfigured to prevent any freeze on your system
- Preload preconfigured to speed up your most used apps
- TLP preconfigured to deliver the best performance in laptop when connected and best saving when using battery.
- No TPM 2.0 required
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User Reviews
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Wow! Beautiful!!! Working with Pin OS as a live system is great! Time to install replacing my mx-linux with this. More reviews to follow.
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Can you help me with the Grub error while installing? I have started a post in discussion. It says grub not installed
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Hello from Croatia! I found this distro simply great ,minimal and extremly nice it respond very well on my older comp 2GB ram -dualCore I only don't get it how i can set Croatian keyboard is there any trick ? i try use .. setkbmap hr ...from terminal but nothing ..any help? all best AurelReply from Pin Linux OSPosted 2023-05-02
Hello, thanks for your feedback! Actually it's very simple, as same way as we usually do in Debian: sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration Go ahead and enjoy it! -
Good afternoon. I wanted to tell you that your project is amazing, an antiX base + MX repositories, with an amazing performance. It works very well, but the latest version is unstable because it has some repositories that would not be compatible, and I think the project is losing its spark. Is it possible that you could upload the older versions of Pin Linux, so that they can be made a respin with its qualities, besides that they could be preserved? Sorry for my bad English, I'm ArgentinianReply from Pin Linux OSPosted 2022-11-06
Thanks a million for your feedback, I'm really sorry you got in trouble about instability between repositories. I already found a solution for that and its fixed in the current version. Now you can install unique apps from antix, MX ou Sparky without problems. If any dependency gets a problem to the system that app will not be installed then the OS will not be corrupted and it will continue to work properly. Anyway, it's possible do disable those repositories as well easily, just edit files inside /etc/apt/sources.list.d putting a # where the line begin. I hope you can sort out any difficulties there. My best regards! -
Very nice system.