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I tried using a pie zero as a PC for a little bit. Maybe it'll be fun to try that again and really optimize it
Afaik that can bearly run Linux (just a stripped down version of the kernel, forget about running a WM)
The Pi Zero has about the same specs as a Pi 1A+ did, just on a smaller circuit board. It...can run Raspberry Pi's Pixel desktop, though it was a bit more usable back when they just shipped LMDE. Last time I tried it took about 20 minutes to boot to a desktop.
I had to use a Pi 1B as my main desktop for a few months because Dell can't fix a laptop to save their lives. "Can this run LibreOffice" is an amazing question to be forced to ask.
I was gonna ask if it can run neovim with lazyvim, I don't expect it to run a desktop especially a modern desktop. Theoretically I suppose it might be able to run i3 but that might be pushing it.
I wonder if someone like Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux could make it usable? I've seen both run usably on 1990s PC hardware.
That's the fun part
I wonder if it can run doom :3
(It probably can)
I've only ever used my zero as a mail server, but the pi 3 did a bang up job of being my daily driver for a few years.