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
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