Esoteric Linux Installs

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  1. Aremis

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    What is the WIERDEST linux install you've ever done?

    I've installed puppy on a northbridge of a PC before.
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    I had to RE-install Linux on my Motorola RAZR v8. If I had to do it again, I'd rather throw the phone out. I can't even get close to remembering how I did it, lolz.
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    I wouldn't describe this as "weird" but very functional.
    I use a flash drive with a very simple version of Linux that allows you to reset passwords on Windows machines.
    So if you get locked out or forget your password, this flash drive can reset it.
    I call it my Rescue Flash Drive.

    No way to do something like this in Windows alone. Linux always saves the day!
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    Itm number two for me, I recently installed a mere network terminal into the motherboard of my netbook.
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    How did you do that?
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    The only hacking I can really do is through rootkits. I click it to ethernet, put it on PXE, ping it, spoof that I am a wake on lan server, reboot, burn the tool. It's like 2 Kb on the north bridge and I can easily remove it. Plus the northbridge is like a 2mb chip

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