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manyroads

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Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

If you are on a perpetual journey through the Linux eco-sphere (like me), I think you'll find this article to be a worthwhile read.

I recommend reading the entire article.  The punch line is at the end.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevang … 598b3c5cd6

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

Peppermint

There's one I haven't looked at in a while...

8bit

Sun For Miles

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

Distro-hopping as a lifestyle? Sounds like a wanterlust for nerds.

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ohnonot

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

I hear "battery life", my interest is aroused.

glittersloth

buena piñata

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

Peppermint was popular during the netbook days, wasn't it?

ohnonot

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^ In any case it's been around a while and seems to have enjoyed constant development & a solid user base.
Both very good signs.
I tried it yesterday and did not much care for its mint-ish alroundness and user-friendliness.
But it seems solid.
Like a cross between Mint and AntiX maybe.

linux_user

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

I think BL is also 'Frankensteined' - at least GUI wise. Isn't it? We have elements from xfce and lxde.

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manyroads

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

I'd guess that Window Managers like OB, bspwm, i3wm, iceWM, hlwm  are more likely to pick up functions from regular Desktop Environments (DEs) like xfce, lxqt/de, etc. to fill function gaps on the Desktop. DEs (like KDE, gnome, xfce, LXqT, etc.) tend to be more fully functioned and are less likely to borrow from other DEs/wms. PeppermintOS doesn't really fit nicely in that paradigm as it seems to be a Mark Grieves rolled personal DE (FrankenDE???)

Having said all that, I personally think PeppermintOS would be more interesting if it were Debian based.  *buntu distros are of no particular interest to me, personally; but that's just my 'opinionated' bias.

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Mark Rabideau - https://many-roads.com  https:/eirenicon.org 
i3wm, dwm, hlwm on sid/ arch ~ Reg. Linux User #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken

ohnonot

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Re: Linux Explorers... Distro Hoppers

I think BL is also 'Frankensteined' - at least GUI wise. Isn't it? We have elements from xfce and lxde.

Yeah, and many more.
Its not as big a thing as the article makes it out to be.