Advanced users • Interesting raspberry Pi 5 daily driver experiment

Hi,

I read a very interesting article
http://jacobdesforges.com/rpi-5-daily-driver/

I was wondering if you could take 5-10 minutes to send me some more specific details to make an inexpensive daily-driver
raspberry pi 5 running tinycore linux which I can pair with
- a wired keyboard
- a wired mouse
- a headset with mic

I want it to have no ssd or nvme, instead it boots from a persistent tinycore usb into RAM running xfce or mate or another DE that you recommend.
This would be the highest quality lowest cost laptop replacement.

Specific components including manufacturer / specific-model with the full name/description (so there is no confusion) for me to find on google and steps so it is a no-brainer process that anyone can do and if you want I can post all this as a comment to the above article once we have completed the rapsberry pi 5 build and make sure it is a simple and comprehensive set of steps.

VERY IMPORTANT
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I need spefic steps to make a boot-from-usb-to-RAM

thanks
truth

Statistics: Posted by truth.taken — Sat Jan 03, 2026 2:03 pm — Replies 1 — Views 86

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