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Can Modern Linux Fit on a 1.44mb Floppy? [19:50] | Action Retro (youtube.com)

submitted 10 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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Today we're installing a modern Linux... on a single 1.44mb floppy disk!

🍎 Guide: https://github.com/w84death/floppinux

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[–] impolitecarry@lemmy.wtf 18 points 10 months ago

Possibly because the version stored on disk is heavily compressed (the keyword squashfs comes to mind), and its expanded to its full form when its in memory?