On 20/03/2021 23:03, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> mm0fmf  wrote:
>> On 20/03/2021 11:35, Jim Jackson wrote:
>>> It sounds like you usage is a fit for running with the root file system
>>> readonly
>>
>> Thanks. I found an article from 2016 about making root read only FS for
>> a Pi. I'll give that a test run tomorrow and see how it goes.
>
> The "PiCore" version of Tiny Core Linux runs on the Pi with the core
> system entirely in RAM. It should be possible to have that boot from
> a read-only partition, though it might be easiest to remount it
> read-only after booting to avoid modifying the boot scripts.
>
> By remastering PiCore with all your required software "built-in" it
> would be possible to run everything in RAM and unmount the SD card
> entirely after boot.
>

Another interesting solution to try. I have been using various flavours
of Debian since 2003 so Raspbian on the Pi just feels the same. But this
again sounds like it's worth doing.

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