Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Lubuntu vs. Xubuntu: Which Ubuntu flavor is right for you - my expert advice Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:06:54 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: <20251226090654.00000d42@gmail.com> References: <10if6e3$kag3$1@dont-email.me> <10igm6l$10hm7$2@dont-email.me> <10igpir$1086g$16@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:06:58 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9521badb184dfcdb2e2a31cede276ce4"; logging-data="2905096"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1//birXzguQ/bkAKv4cLooZjV/5fZm5uYY=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:CbBk+lAIKHPqmMQPag9WMw/RRZE= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:79872 On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:35:22 -0500 c186282 wrote: > > My choice to put Ubuntu on the mini was entirely rational. I had a > > couple of other isos that weren't responding well and the Ubuntu > > one worked. When I revamped a couple of older machines I put > > different distros on them just for variety. I'm not a fan of Ubuntu > > GNOME but I can live with it. > > Uhhgh ! I can't. > > LXDE remains my fave - JUST enough GUI, little CPU wasted on eye > candy or other bullshit. Can't always get LXDE for every distro > however, so XFCE comes in second ... but I add lxterminal and pcmanfm > if at all possible. > > KDE ? No. Never. AFAIK aren't all these DE-flavored "spin" sub-distros connecting to the same repository? Is it not possible to just swap out the default DE for your environment of choice? I never did see the point of doing it that way, but even if you're stuck with this or that "flavor" for $REASONS it should be easy enough to switch off of the part you hate, unless I'm greatly mistaken.