Jim, how much memory do you have? You could always create some virtual machines to try some different distros. On Sep 4, 2018 10:06 AM, "Jim" wrote: On 09/04/2018 09:46 AM, Steve Litt wrote: > I think your near-future decisions are much more wide ranging than > Kubuntu vs Debian Stable: > > * Do you want to keep using KDE? Yes > * Where on the "User Friendly" vs DIY spectrum do you want to reside When I install it, I want it to just work, but I want to be able to tweak some settings if I want to. > * Do you have issues with using systemd? No > * Are there distros you like or dislike because of the way they do > business? No > * Major versions, or rolling release? As long as it works and is stable, I don't care if it's a major version or rolling install. > * Binary install, or compiled install? I prefer to install binaries rather than compiling from source. I'm not a programmer, so I don't understand the compiling process well. I can follow the step by step instructions, but if something goes wrong, I usually don't know how to fix it, or even if fixing it is possible. Thanks for all the advice. I have a 128GB SSD to boot from, but only use 40GB for Kubuntu, so there's plenty of room to install another OS for testing. > 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 > --------------------------------------------------- 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