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 OS
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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 OS
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Very nice system.