On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:50:41 -0700 Jim wrote: > I've been using Kubuntu for 5 years now since I freed my computer > from windows and started running linux.  For most of that time I used > Kubuntu 14.  I tried 16, but soon gave up on it because there were > too many bugs.  In July I put Kubuntu 18 on this machine. There are > some annoying bugs with it, but nothing that keeps me from using it. > > I saw on here recently that someone said they use the stable branch > of Debian.  I'm looking for some advice.  Should I stay with Kubuntu > or switch to Debian 9 stable?  If you have an opinion, please tell > why you favor one over the other. I think your near-future decisions are much more wide ranging than Kubuntu vs Debian Stable: * Do you want to keep using KDE? * Where on the "User Friendly" vs DIY spectrum do you want to reside? * Do you have issues with using systemd? * Are there distros you like or dislike because of the way they do business? * Major versions, or rolling release? * Binary install, or compiled install? You probably have no opinion on many of these things, but at least ask the question. Then, look at Distrowatch and ask LOTS of people what they use. For instance, I use Void Linux, which, although not appearing in the Distrowatch top 100, is the most stable and DIY distro I've ever used. Lately, I've heard many things about #20, PCLinuxOS. #1 Manjaro is pretty good if you don't mind systemd and the fact that it's rolling release. You expressed dissatisfaction with Kubuntu's bugs. Big, bloaty wm/de's (Window Manager/Desktop Environment) are necessarily buggy: Too much complication to build quality in from the start, so they play whack-a-mole with bugs, and actually have other problems. Try Lubuntu, which is Ubuntu with the very lightweight and rock-stable LXDE wm/de. If you're a touch-typist, install dmenu to enable lightning fast command-running: Much faster than any hierarchical menu can give you. You probably have many options I haven't discussed. The main thing is this: At this point, limiting yourself to Ubuntu or Debian would be premature. SteveT Steve Litt September 2018 featured book: Quit Joblessness: Start Your Own Business http://www.troubleshooters.com/startbiz --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss