<div dir="auto">Jim, how much memory do you have?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You could always create some virtual machines to try some different distros.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 4, 2018 10:06 AM, "Jim" <<a href="mailto:jim.nantz15@comcast.net">jim.nantz15@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="quoted-text">On 09/04/2018 09:46 AM, Steve Litt wrote:<br>
> I think your near-future decisions are much more wide ranging than<br>
> Kubuntu vs Debian Stable:<br>
><br>
> * Do you want to keep using KDE?<br></div>
Yes<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> * Where on the "User Friendly" vs DIY spectrum do you want to reside<br></div>
When I install it, I want it to just work, but I want to be able to <br>
tweak some settings if I want to.<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> * Do you have issues with using systemd?<br></div>
No<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> * Are there distros you like or dislike because of the way they do<br>
> business?<br></div>
No<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> * Major versions, or rolling release?<br></div>
As long as it works and is stable, I don't care if it's a major version <br>
or rolling install.<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> * Binary install, or compiled install?<br></div>
I prefer to install binaries rather than compiling from source. I'm not <br>
a programmer, so I don't understand the compiling process well. I can <br>
follow the step by step instructions, but if something goes wrong, I <br>
usually don't know how to fix it, or even if fixing it is possible. <br>
Thanks for all the advice. I have a 128GB SSD to boot from, but only use <br>
40GB for Kubuntu, so there's plenty of room to install another OS for <br>
testing.<div class="quoted-text"><br>
> You probably have no opinion on many of these things, but at least ask<br>
> the question. Then, look at Distrowatch and ask LOTS of people what<br>
> they use. For instance, I use Void Linux, which, although not appearing<br>
> in the Distrowatch top 100, is the most stable and DIY distro I've ever<br>
> used. Lately, I've heard many things about #20, PCLinuxOS. #1 Manjaro<br>
> is pretty good if you don't mind systemd and the fact that it's rolling<br>
> release.<br>
><br>
> You expressed dissatisfaction with Kubuntu's bugs. Big, bloaty wm/de's<br>
> (Window Manager/Desktop Environment) are necessarily buggy: Too much<br>
> complication to build quality in from the start, so they play<br>
> whack-a-mole with bugs, and actually have other problems. Try Lubuntu,<br>
> which is Ubuntu with the very lightweight and rock-stable LXDE wm/de.<br>
> If you're a touch-typist, install dmenu to enable lightning fast<br>
> command-running: Much faster than any hierarchical menu can give you.<br>
><br>
> You probably have many options I haven't discussed. The main thing is<br>
> this: At this point, limiting yourself to Ubuntu or Debian would be<br>
> premature.<br>
><br>
> SteveT<br>
><br>
<br></div><div class="elided-text">
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