Re: A quick search on _noticeable_ Linux improvements since 2014

On 2025-03-07, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2025-03-06, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 07:11:00 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
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Aesthetics don't mean that much to me, but a clunky UI is a pretty rapid
deal killer. I consider Mac's OS slightly "clunky" But any OS (not
Cinnamon)
I consider slightly "clunky" these days. I'm pretty much set in my ways.
It must have something to do with being old.

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Heresy: the more it looks like Windows (not Metro) the more I like it. I'm
not fond of the Ubuntu 'Show Apps' display rather than a menu.

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Cinnamon basically looks like traditional Windows (so does Mate and Xfce,
the way Linux Mint sets them up).
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Sort of related:
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https://betanews.com/2025/03/05/forget-google-chrome-and-firefox-
librewolf-is-the-privacy-focused-browser-youve-been-looking-for/
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The Linux download is an AppImage. The file was no sooner downloaded than
appimaged recognized it and integrated it into the 'Show Apps' panel and
search bar.
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Like the article says for all purposes it looks like Firefox.  I wonder if
the Linux distros will move to it rather than Firefox.

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In Linux Mint 21.3 (Cinnamon), which is what I'm currently using on this
computer, LibreWolf doesn't autmatically show up in the Menu — usually I
have to login and logout for that to happen. Other than that, it's just like
Firefox. Easy to customize a userChrome.css file and looks identical.
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Thanks for the link. (If LibreWolf automatically shows up in the Menu after
a logoff/login I'll pass on that information.)

I don't have appimaged or AppImage Launcher installed so (on this machine, at
least) the integration is not automatic.

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