Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC?

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Mike Easter wrote:
> I dl/ed the Deb 11 KDE & wrote it to USB.  It failed to boot, seeming to 
> me to choke on trying to load the ware for the ethernet.
> 
> So, then I dl/ed the Deb 11 KDE nonfree and wrote it.  It booted fine. 
> It uses more ram to the live desktop than KDE Neon by about 50%, 675 vs 
> 450.

One of my favorite Debian distro/s is Sparky, because of the choices it 
offers me.

One branch is based on stable which comes in several DEs incl a minimal 
GUI, and the other is a semi-rolling based on testing also in several 
DEs.  There are also 32 bits.

Another is MX Linux, based on stable, which now comes in a KDE v. as 
well as XFCE and also has a 32 bit.

For some reason, whenever I go looking for the Debian non-free, I have 
trouble finding it at first.

-- 
Mike Easter

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Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-08-30 18:21 -0500
  Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-08-30 16:35 -0700
    Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-09-01 15:09 -0700
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      OT Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? jrg <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2021-09-02 10:11 -0700
      Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-09-02 10:50 -0700
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