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Launching my BashCoreGee OS live (bashcore.org) through my custom Raspberry Pi gateway, I think I’ve found the perfect privacy combo.

Tested all four vanilla browsers on Gee: LibreWolf and Mullvad block 97% of domains out of the box, Firefox 77%. Tor Browser hits 20% (different story).

#privacy #BashCore #perfectcombo #RaspberryPi #Linux #SelfHosted #gateway #IoT #homelab #networking #ad #adblock #sbc

A user contacted me saying #BashCore ISOs were downloading at near 0 MB/s from his Brave browser.

Same connection, same network… but with wget it downloaded at full speed.

If a download feels stuck, try:

wget -c -t 0 URL

Sometimes it’s not the server, browsers, extensions or routing can get in the way.

#linux #debian #wget #sysadmin #download

@nickbearded i think older cheap pc platform is probably better value once prices crash and they will eventually selling the sw but also the hw you know it runs really well on is a key uniter point and then you have the total package, repeat for pihole, open source pineapple, kismet, ssl/tls proxy, squid caching proxy, web server and lamp stack, etc dedicated monitoring and analytics is another, central logging is another #bashcore modules #extensions #plugins #sbom #reproducible builds #ansible playbooks

#BashCore featured on the Turkish FLOSS portal Get GNU! 😃

​They really nailed the philosophy behind the project: privacy through minimalism and "no-branding" to reduce OS fingerprinting 🤟🏻

​It's amazing to see my ecosystem growing across borders ✊

https://www.getgnu.org/gnulinux/bashcore-2602-cikti.html

​#Linux #GNU #Debian #Privacy #SoftwareLibero #Minimalism

Proud to see my ecosystem mentioned by TechRights! 🐧

​I love that it’s being noticed by such a "partisan" and uncompromising source.

As a Free Software activist, I believe in taking a stand: it’s all about giving back to the community and defending our digital sovereignty.
​
https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/02/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml

​#Linux #Activism #SoftwareLibero #BashCore

Meet BashCore #Gee, the GNOME edition nobody asked for but somehow makes perfect sense 😅

A live‑only Debian build with BashCore’s usual suspects: Tor, Proxychains4, OpenVPN, macchanger, tcpdump and friends. Heavy apps, light attitude 👊🏻

Zero login, zero friction, full MIT chaos 🫨

#linux #gnome #debian #privacy #bashcore #infosec

Remember that massive Debian family tree thread? It officially has a home on my Codeberg now.

I have cleaned it up, fixed the links, and organized it so it is easier to navigate. If you are looking for a non-Ubuntu Debian based distro, this is a decent place to start.

View the list here: https://codeberg.org/resplendent606/terminal-tilt/src/branch/main/docs/debian-distros.md

Pull Requests are welcome, or you can just tell me here.

RE: https://climatejustice.social/@resplendent606/115788867728385803

#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax

I love using Debian. I think it is so interesting that so many distros have been or currently are based on Debian. While I prefer vanillia Debian, I wanted to list all of the Debian based distros (non-Ubuntu) I know of and categorize them based on what makes them unique.

Daily Drivers (Ease of use):

LMDE - Linux Mint + Debian, no Ubuntu, Mint polish
MX Linux - MXTools is helpful
Deepin - Beautiful, preconfigured desktop, from China.
Peppermint_OS – Lightweight, cloud integrated, snappy
Neptune - Polished KDE Plasma on stable Debian w/newer kernels.
SpiralLinux – Pure Debian with modern defaults (Btrfs, ZRAM).
SolydXK – Simplified XFCE/KDE desktops for stability.
Lingmo OS / Mauna Linux / Br OS - Recent, beautiful desktops (China/Brazil)

Modern/Atomic (Immutable):

Vanilla OS - Atomic updates, can run Fedora/Arch apps via Apx.
blendOS - Atomic, lets you choose DE (KDE, XFCE, etc), can install applications from other Linux distros.
Nitrux - Immutable, no systemd (OpenRC), Maui shell, immutable, heavy reliance on AppImage

High Performance and Gaming:

Siduction - Rolling release based on Debian Sid.
SparkyLinux - Great for gaming, newer drivers.
PikaOS - Gaming with high-performance kernel opimizations.

Multimedia/Creative:

AV Linux (MX Edition) – Preconfigured w/low-latency kernel for audio production.

Minimalist:

BashCore - Ultra minimalist, branding free CLI environment.
Slax - Modular, tiny, runs from a USB stick.

Performance and Old Hardware (Lightweight):

antiX - No systemd, runs on a toaster (256MB RAM)
CrunchBang++ (#!++)- Minimalist, Debian + Openbox, continuation of original Crunchbang.
BunsenLabs - minimalist OpenBox, keyboard centric.
Window Maker Live - 90s NeXTSTEP look, fast, retro.
Puppy Linux (DPup) - Runes entirely on RAM, fast.
Elive - Enlightenment desktop, high-end looks for 20 year old hardware.
Damn Small Linux - Stays under 700MB.
wattOS - Low power consumption and simplicity.
Q4OS – Trinity desktop, can mimic Windows XP/7.
Commodore OS Vision - Retro computing aesthetic.

Security, Privacy, and Stealth:

Qubes OS - Isolates everything inside Xen VMs, has Debian and Fedora as default templates.
Tails - Amnesic "Snowden" OS, leaves no trace on hardware.
Whonix - Extreme privacy via dual-VM gateway/workstation.
Kodachi - Hardened, pre-routed live OS alternative to Tails.
Septor – Surf the web anonymously.
Kicksecure - Hardened Debian layer (the base for Whonix).

IT and SysAdmin Toolbox:

Kali Linux/Parrot OS - "Hackerman" suites for penetration testing.
GParted Live/Dr. Parted - Disk partitioning
Grml/Finnix/Knoppix - "Oh Shit Buttons", emergency ktis for broken PCs.
SysLinuxOS/Kaisen - Built for network admins and system integrators.

Servers, Cloud, and Self Hosting:

Proxmox VE - Server, machine host for VMs
TrueNAS Scale - NAS, built for ZFS storage and applications.
OpenMediaVault - Turns old hardwrae into NAS
umbrelOS/StartOS/YunoHost - self-host your own cloud.
Univention (UCS) - Professional Debian for corporate identity mangement.

Network & Radio Engineering:

Live Raizo – Specialized lab environment for network admins to simulate and experiment with complex network topologies (integrated with GNS3).
Skywave Linux – Built for Software Defined Radio (SDR) and shortwave enthusiasts. Preconfigured with specific drivers and software needed to communicate on the airwaves.
VyOS – Network OS for routers and firewalls.

Embedded, IoT, and Media:

Raspberry Pi OS - OS specifically for Raspberry Pi
DietPi - lightweight, optimized base for hobbyist boards.
OSMC - Turn hardware into dedicated Kodi media center.
LinuxCNC - Controls heavy machinery and 3D printers.

Mobile Distros:

Mobian - Debian for phones and tablets.
PureOS - FSF endorsed, famous for Librem 5 convergence.
Droidian - Allows Debian to run on standard Android hardware.
LuneOS - Spiritual successor to Palm webOS.
FuriOS – OS for the FuriLabs FLX1, includes Waydroid.

Philosopy and Geopolitics:

Devuan - Protest against systemd
Endless OS/Emmabuntüs - Built for schools and developing world.
Astra/BOSS/Pardus/UOS - State sponsored distros (RU,IN,TR,CN).
openKylin - Community version of China's Kylin OS.

You could also consider Debian Pureblends, like Debian Med and Debian Edu.

Did I miss any? Please let me know, I will edit the list. Thank you!

#Debian #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #SysAdmin #Tech #OpenSource #LMDE #LinuxMint #Mint #MXLinux #Deepin #PeppermintOS #antiX #SparkyLinux #BunsenLabs #Elive #AVLinux #NeptuneOS #KaliLinux #Kali #Tails #Whonix #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #GRML #FINNIX #Knoppix #RaspberryPi #Pi #VyOS #Devuan #PureOS #Nitrux #EndlessOS #Emmabuntüs #Siduction #Bashcore #VanillaOS #TrueNAS #TrueNASScale #WindowMakerLive #Neptune #blendOS #crunchbang #Mobian #Droidian #FuriOS #LuneOS #Slax

BashCore live USB on two laptops:
🖥️ Acer Aspire One (2009): 131MB RAM used
💻 HP 250 (2022): 251MB RAM used

Same ISO, same boot mode.
But newer hardware loads extra services.

BashCore adapts to what it finds: minimal where needed, responsive where possible.

https://bashcore.org

#Linux #LiveUSB #Debian #BashCore #PrivacyOS #Systemd #htop #Minimalism #SysAdmin #TechForensics

I was working on the new BashCore build when the process suddenly failed because the Metasploit #APT #repository returned a “file has unexpected size” error... 😳😩🤔

Seems like a temporary #checksum #mismatch during #mirror #sync, hopefully nothing serious. Rebuilding now to see if it’s fixed.

#BashCore #Debian #Metasploit #LiveBuild #LinuxDev #FOSS

🇮🇹 A heartfelt thank you to Italy, my home country, for standing strong behind the BashCore project.

Seeing it grow here means the world to me.
From the Alps to Sicily, tech passion is alive and real.

Grazie a tutti!

#BashCore #Italy #Linux #CyberOps #LiveOS #Grazie #OpenSource

🌍 BashCore is spreading, thank you!
Top countries by downloads so far:

🇺🇸 US
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇹 Italy
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 UK
🇷🇺 Russia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇵🇱 Poland
🇳🇬 Nigeria

Your support powers the ecosystem.
We’re just getting started.

#BashCore #Linux #LiveOS #CyberOps #PrivacyTools #ThankYou

Canada is among the top countries downloading BashCore.

Clean systems. Real Debian. Full control.
In a country where privacy, engineering, and open source meet, BashCore feels right at home.

Thank you 🇨🇦

#BashCore #LinuxMinimalism #Debian #CyberOps #Canada

Thanks to os.watch for featuring BashCoreT, the first live OS based on Debian 13 "Trixie" with PREEMPT_RT.

Your platform helps independent projects like BashCore reach the right people.

BashCoreTX (XFCE edition) is now available too — minimal, modular, powerful.
We keep building. You keep watching.

https://os.watch/bashcore/2505

#BashCore #TX #Trixie #Linux #CyberOps #ThankYou

BashCore isn’t meant to replace your OS. It’s meant to empower it.

While your host runs Windows or Linux, BashCore lives in a VM, live, disposable, focused.

It's your operational brain: Tor, Mullvad, SSH, scans, brute force.

Reboot, and it vanishes.
Your OS stays clean.

BashCore: Plug. Play. Power up.

https://bashcore.org

#BashCore #LiveLinux #CyberOps #VM #Privacy #Minimalism #Linux

Russia is among the top 5 countries for BashCore downloads.

Not surprising: BashCore is quiet, lean, and under full control.
No cloud, no telemetry, no noise, just tools that obey.
For those who own the system, not just use it.

Спасибо 🇷🇺

#BashCore #LinuxMinimalism #CyberOps #RussiaHackers #Linux

🇩🇪 Danke, Germany.

BashCore is spreading silently, and Germany is now the second country in terms of downloads.
Where clean engineering, modular thinking and performance matter, BashCore finds its place.

We don’t advertise. We don’t push.
You found us anyway.

#BashCore #LinuxMinimalism #CyberOps #Debian #Danke #Linux

USA is by far the first country for BashCore downloads.
Maybe because BashCore isn’t a product, it’s a tool.

Built for sysadmins, hackers, devs, and those who don’t want to be told what to install.
No marketing. Just power 👊

#BashCore #LinuxMinimalism #CyberOps #MadeForRealWork #Linux

BashCoreTX is now live on SourceForge.
XFCE + Debian Trixie + PREEMPT_RT.
No bloat. No marketing. Just control.

We’re in the mosh now 👊
Let’s see who’s still standing after the wall of kernel.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/bashcore/files/releases/

#BashCoreTX #LinuxMinimalism #DebianTrixie #PREEMPTRT #CyberOps #Linux #Trixie #BashCore

🔥 It’s here.
BashCoreT — the first CLI-only live ISO built on Debian 13 “Trixie” (Hard Freeze), featuring Linux 6.12 + PREEMPT_RT.

Minimal. Lightning fast. Realtime-ready.
No GUI. No noise. Just pure terminal power for advanced users, pentesters, and system engineers.

⚠️ Trixie isn’t stable yet. BashCoreT is for those who know what they’re doing.

📥 Download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/bashcore/files/releases/

#BashCoreT #DebianTrixie #LinuxCLI #RealtimeLinux #PREEMPTRT #Pentesting #BashCore #NoGUI #HardcoreMinimalism

BashCore philosophy:

Everything that's missing is what you don’t need.

No GUI. No bloat. No distractions.
Just a clean shell, ready to act.
Built for ethical hackers, sysadmins, and anyone who lives in the terminal.

#BashCore #Linux #HackerOS #Minimalism #Debian #FOSS #TerminalOnly #EthicalHacking #SysAdminLife #NoBloat #ShellLife

🚀 BashCore VPS — crafted with elegance, powered by arrogance.

Old USB stick. Ancient netbook. Live ISO.
No install, no GUI, no tracking.

✅ Remote access via SSH
✅ Full CLI toolset (Tor + ProxyChains4)
✅ Private. Disposable. Stealth.
✅ Works while you watch a movie.

Minimal resources, maximal power.

#linux #infosec #bashcore #cyberpunk #vps #privacy #minimalism #nobloat #hacking

🖥️💡 Turn an old PC into a Tor-routed home VPS with #BashCore live USB. No install, no VPN, no AnonSurf.

🔒 Safe, private, CLI-only. 🌐 Not directly exposed to the web. 🛠️

Just run:
sudo apt install openssh-server

Edit proxychains4.conf, SSH in, and you're in.
Browse the net anonymously, test tools, study networking, all under your control 🫵

#linux #privacy #infosec #bash #tor #proxychains #debian #vps #cli #opensource #minimalism

Testing #BashCore #Injector on the worst laptop alive:
💻 Acer Aspire One D160 (2009) – Atom 450, 2GB RAM.

Ubuntu Server + Injector = full CLI pentesting kit:
🔎 #nmap #amass #dirb
💥 #hydra #sqlmap #metasploit
🕸️ #tshark #proxychains4 #tor
🛠️ #vim #curl #python3 #R + more.

Let’s see if this relic can still hack it 🤟🤞

#bashcore #ubuntu #lowend #pentesting #linux #cli #bashcoreinjector

Honestly, 50 tools should be more than enough.
Who really tests all 600+ tools in Kali or the 2,500+ in BlackArch?
I tried... but some BlackArch tools didn’t even run properly...

In BashCore and BashCoreX, every app works.
No duplicates. No junk. Just tools that actually run.

Yes, the ISOs are ~7GB,
but we’ve got Metasploit, Searchsploit, and especially SecLists (which weighs a ton) 🤷🏻‍♂️

#BashCore #BashCoreX #Debian #Pentesting #NoBloat #BlackArch #KaliLinux #SecLists #Metasploit

Happy to see things finally falling into place!
SLiM is running smoothly on the live system, and BashCoreX (the GUI evolution of BashCore) is starting to take shape!

I'm now installing the CLI toolset via apt inside the chroot.

Next up: testing everything, then bringing in tools from GitHub, GitLab, and the rest of the wild.

Let’s push it further! 🍻

#BashCoreX #BashCore #Linux #MinimalistOS #Pentesting #XFCE #chroot

[Post-mortem: BashCore Stress Test Investigation]

Test ended on Day 5.
The system didn’t crash, but I noticed the fan was working overtime. The main suspect?
kworker/0:3+kacpid turns out it was busy with ACPI tasks (power management).
So technically… BashCore held up, but ACPI didn’t like the heat. Literally.
This is a known issue on older hardware with imperfect ACPI/BIOS support.

Takeaway:
BashCore is stable, it’s the laptop that needs therapy 🤒

#BashCore #LinuxKernel #ACPI #kworker

From day one, TShark has been an essential part of #BashCore. It’s not just a substitute for Wireshark—it’s the same powerful engine, but fully command-line. If you’re serious about network analysis and pentesting, mastering TShark is a must.

It has nothing less than Wireshark, just no GUI. Learn it, and you’ll have full control over packet capture and analysis, even on minimal systems.

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/tshark.html

#CyberSecurity #Networking #Linux #TShark #Pentesting #NoGUI

#Kali is for the kids, BashCore is for the real ones! 💪 If you’re looking for something lightweight, powerful, and no-nonsense, BashCore is where it's at.

Forget all the flashy GUIs and unnecessary bloat. Real men (and women) know that raw power comes from the command line. 🔥👊

Time to level up!

#Linux #BashCore #Pentesting #Minimalist #NoGUI #CyberSecurity #TechForRealOnes #RealTech #LinuxForProfessionals #CommandLineWarrior #HackThePlanet

🚀 Introducing #BashLab: A Portable Fast Lab for BashCore! 🖥️🔧

I just set up a lightning-fast portable lab running Debian XFCE on a USB 3.0 drive, fully optimized for BashCore development & testing. This setup lets me:

✅ Boot anywhere with persistence 🏃‍♂️
✅ Work faster than my old HDD 🚀
✅ Keep everything isolated & portable 🔒

Perfect for testing, experimenting, and refining BashCore without touching my main system!

#Linux #Debian #BashCore #PortableLab #SysAdmin #Pentesting #XFCE #USB3

BashCore is so lightweight and fast that it runs smoothly even on a simple USB 2.0 drive. Perfect for reviving old PCs and working anywhere with maximum portability.

https://bashcore.org

#BashCore #Linux #USB2 #FastAndLight #ReviveYourPC #PortableLinux #MinimalLinux #NoBloat #LiveUSB #RunsEverywhere #TechMinimalism #LightweightOS #LinuxOnTheGo #OldPCNewLife #EfficiencyMatters #CLI