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

From	The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC?
Date	2021-08-31 14:34 +0100
Organization	A little, after lunch
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On 31/08/2021 14:19, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
> Am 31.08.21 um 05:39 schrieb The Natural Philosopher:
>> On 31/08/2021 00:22, Ant wrote:
>>> I'll be mainly doing basic stuff like web browsing, e-mails, newsgroups,
>>> downloads, listening to audio, watching videos, simple SSH2 server, etc.
>>> I currently run updated Debian Jessie v8's KDE which is fine but it
>>> doesn't get updates for years so it's time to move on for a clean/new
>>> Linux installation. Will getting Bullseye v11 be OK?
>> Try Linux Mint Mate
>> Verty good multimedia support. Not as dumbed as Cinnamon
> 
> https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=290
> 
> Xfce should be even lighter on the system. Also good multimedia-support.
> 
> 
Agreed, but if he can add some RAM. I feel Mate is a better "User 
Experience"

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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 18:22 -0500
  Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2021-08-31 00:14 +0000
  Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-31 04:39 +0100
    Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-31 15:19 +0200
      Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-31 14:34 +0100
        Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-31 16:16 +0200
          Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-31 15:47 +0100
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              Re: Is Debian still good for GUI stuff in an over 12 yrs. old PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-31 17:59 +0100
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