[TriLUG] Distro choice for desktop

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I have used Ubuntu for decades (!). It "just works." With disk space, etc., cheap, why not just go with a standard install? If there's are apps you consider the be "cruft," just dessert them.

I prefer a light weight desk top manager and use XUbuntu with the lighter weight XFCE interface.

I've installed MINT for others and they like it. MINT steers away from SNAP packages used by Ubuntu even though it's Ubuntu based. MINT has as good, active use forum. I consult it even though my personal desktop is running Ubuntu, as is my Lenovo X-1.

I stay with one distro to avoid confusion including deb vs. Yum package management.

At its root, hdw device support depends largely on the Linux kernel which is likely to be pretty same across distros that stay up to date. Correct me if I'm wrong.

-- Roger Broseus
Pls excuse auto-correction induzed tiepos.
The inventor of autocorrect has passed away - may he restaurant in peas.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 6:09 AM
Subject: [TriLUG] Distro choice for desktop

So, I found out I did not properly install Ubuntu on my desktop and it
is time to wipe and reinstall. I was thinking of starting with their
server and adding the windows manager I like and any other software I
need. Naive as I am, I decided to ask in the #ubuntu irc channel for
help specially regarding the dual screen and windows manager package
names I got this as a reply:

(05:25:53 AM) alkisg: raub: that's what a desktop environment
maintainer does; he finds out the programs needed for that
(05:26:03 AM) alkisg: E.g. you'll need dbus-daemon, ssh-agent,
policykit-agent etc to avoid various tasks from failing
(05:26:31 AM) alkisg: So... you'll either need to learn about all
these  low-level things, or you'd just use the premade desktop iso :)

I guess it is time to consider the options. Goal is to have an
installation with as little cruft as I can. Ideally, start from a
minimalistic install and then add the windows manager and the other
programs I need (the usual crap: 4+ different browsers, NFS, wifi that
does say it cannot support my wifi card). It also needs to work with
Zoom because unfortunately I need that for work.

Candidates:

Centos: Nope. I like the people in the #centos channel (not as
condescending as the ubuntu and specially fedora), but centos will
cease to exist in December.
Fedora: Nope. My condescending quota has been filled thankyouverymuch.
Debian: I never pictured it as  desktop, but hey
Suse: Calling Dwaine. Dwaine needed on Aisle 5.
lubuntu: I have used it before. What kind of support does it have? Its
irc channel is rather not popular.
Mint: never used
???
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