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Meet Shadowfetch Linux, a New Debian-Based Distro Built Around Local AI (linuxiac.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

Seems like this could be a software rather than an OS? And given my interest in experimenting with local models I would actually try it if it was a software but changing my current distro just to try this is too much of a hassle. So I might instead just try to replicate it manually.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Yes, you are probably better off trying to replicate it without reinstalling, I guess this is trying to cater to AI techbros, or people that miss windows copilot (somehow?).

    It's also a weird choice for that distro to base off Debian... Debian is famous for being stable, but AI stuff is usually considered "too old" after just a few months.

    One tip though, if you try to replicate it using openclaw or any similar tool, run it in a VM without it having access your personal files. It has almost no safeguards, so you are putting your entire pc (and email mailbox / online accounts) at the mercy of AI hallucinations... One wrong command and it's all gone.

    You can run llama.cpp on your real PC and have the VM connect to it.

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