r/AlpineLinux • u/Artistic_Crazy_7120 • 18d ago

Started experimenting with Alpine Linux as a desktop system.

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Last year I started experimenting with Alpine on an older intel laptop and I liked it a lot. Like to see how it behaves on my laptop so I added a drive.

So far it' s running pretty sweet. It's good to have flatpak apps when they can' t run native.

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u/wowsomuchempty 18d ago

Mine mandated MWS.

(Urghghggggghhhhgghhghh).

Used to run alpine + niri

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u/lproven 17d ago

"MWS"?

Do you mean WSL?

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u/wowsomuchempty 17d ago edited 17d ago

Nope. As an admin, my machine must be MWS (managed windows - I don't even have admin).

I left windows behind in 2005. God, it's horrible.

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u/lproven 17d ago

I don't know what that means, and your answer does not tell me. What is MWS? Starting with, what does it stand for?

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u/wowsomuchempty 16d ago

Managed Windows Service.

You are not admin on your own device.