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I want to create an ultraligthweight system that only runs a browser. Similar to a Chromebook but using Firefox. Initially I though of installing barebones Xfce, Hyperland or i3wm, and then just install Firefox.

But it got me thinking. Is there a more extreme approach and not install a desktop env? Meaning, do something like startx and just open Firefox without any "proper" desktop

I was thinking of using Fedora or Arch to achieve this. Any thoughts on how to achieve this?

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It looks like you are looking at fairly complete distributions. Have you considered something like damsmalllinux as a starting point?There are also kiosk systems like Porteous that might need your needs. What research have you done to examine alternatives?

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  • Never heard of those. Porteus looks good. Although it seems that it has some sort of pricing attach to it for updates. I guess is just if you don't want to do it manually. I did some research on some distros and is not easy since in most cases the suggestion is any distro with Xfce or LXDE. Basically they always come with a full desktop. Haven't been able to find more distros like Porteus. I guess is the query I'm using. I know Arch and Fedora are big but they come with lots of support and "security"
    zetacu
    –  zetacu
    2024-10-07 18:19:18 +00:00
    Commented Oct 7, 2024 at 18:19
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Thanks to @doneal24 suggestion of installing a kiosk distro. I was able to find the keyword to create the minimalistic environment I was looking for. I ended up installing Cage. It's very lightweight and runs on Wayland.

Basically I installed wayland and it's dependencies, cage and firefox.

sudo dnf install cage wroots xorg-x11-server-Xwayland mesa-va-drivers

After that I just launched cage and got firefox.

cage firefox
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  • If my answer resolved your issue, please consider accepting the answer. The aids in future searches (along with increasing my reputation score).
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    –  doneal24
    2024-10-08 16:55:58 +00:00
    Commented Oct 8, 2024 at 16:55

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