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Re: Help with a distro of Linux

From "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Help with a distro of Linux
Date 2016-09-22 18:26 +0200
Message-ID <e4if1jF5nh5U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 09/22/2016 04:24 PM, Big Al wrote:
> I'm using Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3 64bit.
> 
> I hear people talking about Ubuntu, or MATE or KDE etc and I've tried a
> few other versions (distros) of linux and have never quite seemed to
> find one I like.
> 
> I'm happy with mint cinnamon.  It has a simple windows like menu,
> categories breakdown in the menu, no big gaudy icon type side bars
> for a menu.  I can have panel at top and or bottom.
>

Seems to me you found one you like, not really no need to look for
something else, unless there is something you miss and if there would be
something you miss would need to tell what you miss and how you do use
your computer, as there ain't a distro that fits all.



> I'd almost list to have a table of DE and features etc for each distro
> to pick from.

You can take a look at distrowatch.com, they list the major
applications, but have you tried KDE in one distro, it will most likely
not be different in another (more than icons and default theme).



> But I wonder if there are other DE that are similar or distros that are
> similar and might be better.   I guess I chose mint because it was high
> on distro watch so I guessed it was best.   Maybe there isn't but I'd
> take suggestions.   I can load any in my VM and test.

enlightment
lxqt
pantheon
gnustep
windowmaker
xfce
fluxbox

and there are a number of window manager like ctwm which you can also
use, nothing of these should require you to install another distro...


-- 

 //Aho

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Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 10:24 -0400
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 08:11 -0700
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 11:42 -0400
      Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 10:10 -0700
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-09-22 16:30 +0100
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-09-22 15:41 +0000
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-09-22 18:26 +0200
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux azigni <azigni@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-22 17:12 +0000
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 11:44 -0700
      Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-24 11:52 -0700
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 13:49 +0200
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-23 00:02 +0200
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 18:46 -0400
      Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-23 01:46 +0200
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux mick <nospam@junk.mail> - 2016-09-23 01:41 +0100
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-23 09:38 +0700
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 19:54 -0700
      Re: Help with a distro of Linux F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-23 14:55 +0700
        Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 11:24 +0200
          Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:22 -0700
            Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:29 +0200
              Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:31 -0700
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:34 +0200
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:43 -0700
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:44 +0200
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:55 -0700
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 18:00 +0200
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-23 16:23 +0000
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 18:30 +0200
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 17:02 +0000
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-09-23 20:43 +0000
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 21:41 +0000
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-09-23 22:51 +0100
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 21:59 +0000
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-24 00:00 +0200
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 16:14 -0700
                Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 09:41 -0700
        Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:29 -0700
  Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 14:02 +0200
    Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-23 10:53 -0400
      Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 20:10 +0200

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