Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop From The Landfill

On 6/28/25 3:51 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:56:11 -0700, T wrote:
 

On 6/28/25 11:52 AM, Joel wrote:

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I chose Debian because of the description I found.  That doesn't mean
it's better than a lot of lesser-known distros.

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They are all really about the same.  The major difference it their
package managers.  dnf, apt,
etc..

 There are other variations. E.g. build-everything-from-source, like
Gentoo. Not quite build-from-source, but still geek-oriented, like Arch.
Special-purpose ones, like SystemRescue, TAILS, Kali. SteamOS for gaming
(interestingly, derived from Arch).

The amount of choice available is Linux is dizzying.
I had a live of Kali for a long time.  Wasn't all that
impressed.