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The Parish Hall => The Geek Forum => Topic started by: james03 on September 26, 2020, 09:45:40 PM
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I found the distro that I love. Artix Linux. I'm running it with the Xfrce desktop and OpenRC init system. You can also use it with Runit or System V init.
It also can come with Mate or Cinnamon (Gnome before it was ruined) and KDE.
Basically it is the non-systemd fork of Arch. Packages are done with Pacman and you can use the official repo's or AUR using Yay. Since it is derived from Arch, it has everything you can imagine. However you pick what you want, it comes very basic, which I love. For example, I had to install the archive manager for zip and tar. Didn't come with it, but installed in a few seconds with Pacman.
I'm also really liking Xfrce. Seems to do everything I want with a lot less bloat.
Only real problem I had was installing Libre Office. A library dependency was not available. I used Git and compiled it myself. No problems after that. By the way the non-linear solver in Calc is pretty slick. Already used it on a project.
Anyhow, if you are looking for a non-systemd Linux, take a look at this distro. Insall was fast and easy.
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But I need Microsoft to know how many photos I look at per day.
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I would like to take the OP back to the 1950s and see if the could make head of tail of it.
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I would like to take the OP back to the 1950s and see if the could make head of tail of it.
TL;DR version:
Many people come to LInux to escape the bloat, spying, and instability of Windows. Not long ago Linux was infiltrated and systemd was added. Systemd basically turns Linux into Windows and is a security nightmare. I'm discussing a new version of Linux that goes back to the pre-systemd days, i.e. a return to the Unix philosophy: each part does something simple and does it well.
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I would like to take the OP back to the 1950s and see if they could make head or tail of it.
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I put MX linux (https://mxlinux.org) on my laptop a couple of weeks ago. It's my current favorite linux distro.
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I put MX linux (https://mxlinux.org) on my laptop a couple of weeks ago. It's my current favorite linux distro.
I have a spare laptop now that I could/should convert to Linux. Maybe now's the time!
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I put MX linux (https://mxlinux.org) on my laptop a couple of weeks ago. It's my current favorite linux distro.
I have a spare laptop now that I could/should convert to Linux. Maybe now's the time!
You can download the os if you are really tech savvy - and burn it on a cd or thumb drive. I buy from this placehttps://www.shoplinuxonline.com/ - much easier. :):):)
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I put MX linux (https://mxlinux.org) on my laptop a couple of weeks ago. It's my current favorite linux distro.
I have a spare laptop now that I could/should convert to Linux. Maybe now's the time!
You can download the os if you are really tech savvy - and burn it on a cd or thumb drive. I buy from this placehttps://www.shoplinuxonline.com/ - much easier. :):):)
I love easy. ::)
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Basically it is the non-systemd fork of Arch.
My hat's off to anyone that's willing to go through the trouble of avoiding systemd, but for me it's just too easy to use ubuntu/debian/fedora to justify it. I also like being able to install spotify, slack, vs code, postman, telegram, etc.- it's nice to have parity with windows.
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You might give Artix a try. If it's on the Arch or AUR repository, it will be on Artix. I don't use any of the programs you list, so don't know.
Another thing, you can use a program called debtap to convert a deb package to an arch package. I recently did this for a third party engineering package that was only available in a deb package. I'd bet you can run all of your programs on Artix if you are currently running them on Ubuntu.
Just checked on some of them. It's there: telegram-desktop 2.4.2-1. Spotify is on the AUR. yay -S spotify will give you the program.
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I have a spare laptop now that I could/should convert to Linux. Maybe now's the time!
Probably start with MINT linux. I've never run it, but supposedly it is crafted for people used to windows.
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Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
You're in your place and you know where you are
In your Shangri-la
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I have a spare laptop now that I could/should convert to Linux. Maybe now's the time!
Probably start with MINT linux. I've never run it, but supposedly it is crafted for people used to windows.
Mint is very user friendly if you are used to windows. Elementary linux is supposed to be good for people who are used to macs.
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Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher
You're in your place and you know where you are
In your Shangri-la
Lost Horizon (1973) Opening Theme