I’ve been thinking about doing this exact thing recently. I was so delighted to run across this post and WriterDeck.org.
After reading through this, I installed Ubuntu 26.04 on my Rapsberry Pi 4 B and did this exact thing using Sway:
tldr:
- I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all)
- I added some packages to make it work better for writing:
- network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I’m away
- kmscon for custom fonts and more than 16 colors in the tty
- tmux for a nice status bar and rudimentary screen tiling, as well as acpi and light for battery and backlight details, respectfully
- neovim as my editor and vim-vimwiki to give myself a personal wiki
- syncthing to sync and backup my work
— It’s time to talk about my writerdeck by Veronica Explains