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Do you guys know about DietPi? I use it on two Raspberry Pi, just installed it on a Wyse mini-PC and I think it's really great:

Truly Optimised
DietPi is an extremely lightweight Debian OS, highly optimised for minimal CPU and RAM resource usage, ensuring your SBC always runs at its maximum potential.

Simple interface
DietPi programs use lightweight Whiptail menus. Spend less time staring at the command line, more time enjoying your Pi.

DietPi-Software
Quickly and easily install popular software "ready to run" and optimised for your system. Only the software you need is installed.

DietPi-Config
Quickly and effortlessly customise your device's hardware and software settings for your needs, including network connection and localisation setup.

DietPi-Backup
Quickly and easily backup or restore your DietPi system.

Logging System Choices
You decide how much logging you need. Get a performance boost with DietPi-RAMlog, or, rsyslog and logrotate for log critical servers.

DietPi-Services Control
Control which installed software has higher or lower priority levels: nice, affinity, policy scheduler and more.

DietPi-Update System
DietPi automatically checks for updates and informs you when they are available. Update instantly, without having to write a new image.

DietPi-Automation
Allows you to completely automate a DietPi installation with no user input. Simply by configuring dietpi.txt before powering on.

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Got a tutorial link to set up the piehole with it? In the process of setting up my piehole with the default instructions from their website.

[–] c24w@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  1. Flash DietPi
  2. Boot
  3. Run dietpi-software
  4. Search for pi-hole
  5. Select and install
[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks but I was hoping for a link with some more breakdown of the installation process and more resources to learn.

[–] c24w@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I see. Have you tried the official docs?

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Currently reading them while you posted 😊

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dietpi.com

They have images for all sorts of devices, and for virtualization platforms (I run mine in VMware).

I ran a different one once before (built a Linux VM, installed Pi), this one was much easier, and it just works.

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately I can't remember whether I downloaded pihole from some package manager within DietPi, or whether I used the instructions on pihole's site. It's not hard either way, it's really just one package.