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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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Linux in OneDrive? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago by Synther@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I watched this video where they talked about how someone installed Linux on their Google drive. Like, installing everything in Google drive, not finding some Google client. Storing the /* in Drive.

I am currently attempting to do this as well, but with Microsoft OneDrive. I'll update you all on my progress!

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[–] thayer@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Interesting endeavor...any practical benefits? I would think that even a slow USB 2.0 drive would provide better performance than a cloud-based file system.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would think that even a slow USB 2.0 drive would provide better performance than a cloud-based file system.

That’s not the point of such experiments.

[–] thayer@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Haha, oh I know and I'm all for trying things for the fun of it! Just wondered if there was a practical benefit of such a setup.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The practical benefit would be the ability to run in an environment that can’t have any storage, but can have an internet connection. I don’t know what environment that is, but I’m sure someone will have it.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 months ago

And full disk sync, I suppose