The first part you said I couldn’t have said any better. Now isn’t arch a binary system which has their system files and packages in binary form. That doesn’t leave much for fixing a problem on the system if it’s binary files. On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, at 13:27, Stephen Partington wrote: > Mostly it is just a personal preference. Sometimes it is related to the window manager. Sometimes it is the package manager. There are a number of reasons. > > I personally am torn between arch and Ubuntu (especially with their lite install option) I like both for different reasons. I have been considering moving to arch on my laptop. > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 12:04 PM Aaron Jones wrote: > > To entertain all the people who can't do Arch. > > > > Le Troll Face.jpeg here > > > > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 11:29 AM Stephen Elliott wrote: > >> What is the purpose of all these different distros? > >> > >> > >> > On Mar 3, 2019, at 12:00 PM, wrote: > >> > > >> > Send PLUG-discuss mailing list submissions to > >> > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > > >> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> > https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.phxlinux.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fplug-discuss&data=02%7C01%7C%7C763b23d1df1b4e6336a108d6a00a7265%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636872364060787903&sdata=qJghQhX9hWHCKzKKW9aBQO2zzPJ46052LA8aHlCqZm8%3D&reserved=0 > >> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> > plug-discuss-request@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > > >> > You can reach the person managing the list at > >> > plug-discuss-owner@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > > >> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> > than "Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." > >> > > >> > > >> > Today's Topics: > >> > > >> > 1. Re: Phoenix Linux (Matthew Crews) > >> > > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > >> > Message: 1 > >> > Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 15:15:37 +0100 (CET) > >> > From: Matthew Crews > >> > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > Subject: Re: Phoenix Linux > >> > Message-ID: > >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > > >> > On 3/1/19 6:18 PM, der.hans wrote: > >> >> moin moin, > >> >> > >> >> I have seen references to this, but for the first time went and looked. > >> >> > >> >> Phoenix Linux - based on lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS > >> >> > >> >> https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fphoenixlinux.weebly.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C763b23d1df1b4e6336a108d6a00a7265%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636872364060787903&sdata=gbDmb4Xv3bBpMO%2By4qtTA2sPhge2s82e39Mx3Daj%2F0M%3D&reserved=0 > >> >> > >> >> Has anyone tried it? > >> >> > >> >> ciao, > >> >> > >> >> der.hans > >> > > >> > I haven't tried it, but it looks like a hobby respin of Lubuntu, but > >> > with none of the support (and lagging behind upstream by a significant > >> > margin). > >> > > >> > Hobby distros, especially hobby respins, are a tough sell for me because > >> > of the lack of support. I'd normally prefer to stick to upstream (in > >> > this case, Lubuntu). > >> > > >> > The same person responsible for Phoenix also makes Feren OS, which is > >> > based off of Linux Mint (and in the process of rebasing to Ubuntu LTS). > >> > Feren is relatively well received and does have a support structure, and > >> > looks fairly nice. > >> > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > >> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > >> > Name: signature.asc > >> > Type: application/pgp-signature > >> > Size: 833 bytes > >> > Desc: OpenPGP digital signature > >> > URL: > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > Subject: Digest Footer > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.phxlinux.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fplug-discuss&data=02%7C01%7C%7C763b23d1df1b4e6336a108d6a00a7265%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636872364060797908&sdata=YLMpxM2zMugze0XPXfgXobTT3pLOFEg6yvfy3bAz6IE%3D&reserved=0 > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------ > >> > > >> > End of PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 165, Issue 3 > >> > ******************************************** > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Harold Hartley 17632 N. 5th place Phoenix, AZ 85022 wheelie207@ownmail.net