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I have few laptops lying around. I wonder if there is some kind of Linux distribution or some other way to transform laptop into a digital typewriter. No intern
by jyriand 6y ago
I have few laptops lying around. I wonder if there is some kind of Linux distribution or some other way to transform laptop into a digital typewriter. No internet, no applications, only a decent text editor (Emacs perhaps).
- Jaruzel 6y agoI have been toying with this concept as custom distro for a while now... I held off because I didn't think there was any interest in it other than as my own vanity project.
- jamiek88 6y agoA distro that booted into open office only would be nice !
- spookybones 6y agoI have been looking for something like this.
- sJ646U9k6c6gME9 6y agoOne can of course boot more or less directly to Vim: https://raymii.org/s/blog/Vim_as_PID_1_Boot_to_Vim.html https://raymii.org/s/blog/Vim_as_PID_1_Boot_to_Vim.html You asked for a decent editor, not a kitchen sink, so I’ll stop here without touching on Emacs.
- dsr_ 6y agoPretty much all of them can do this. Set up your init system to not start a GUI. It will give you a text mode login prompt. Configure it to have the typeface and size that you like. Run your editor of choice -- emacs and vim certainly don't need net access. Remember to mount a USB stick to save backup copies every so often.
- Shared404 6y agoYou could set up a script for something like Void/Alpine to just launch vim/emacs as soon as you boot, those are both pretty minimalist ootb, you'd just have to remove internet drivers.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoEmacs+LateX for anything complicated and Markdown for simple notes and what not :) . At least it works for me