CallMeAl (Not AI)

I’m not an AI

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  • I agree with the idea of debloating and hardening your systems.

    It helps to have some context as the approach I would take depends on what kind of system I’m running. I think its also good to identify your priorities to hone your approach.

    When I want stability, fast security updates, minimal install size, I usually use Alpine which indeed uses the lighter busybox bin/sh instead of bash.

    When it comes to my workstation shell I’m more focused on utility than size. So bash or zsh or fish, or whatever you find the most useful, makes sense to use.






  • My work gave me a choice of a chromebook or a windows laptop when I started since the company uses the Google stack for everything.

    I asked if I could get a high end chromebook and it was approved. Its easy to install linux apps in the dev container and they run seamlessly with the the chrome apps on the desktop and the window manager has multiple desktops (which is how I like to do things). Since I have to use Gmail and Google Docs for work anyway, the chromebook is really not bad and much better than having to use Windows.