Re: A quick search on _noticeable_ Linux improvements since 2014

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.

Cinnamon basically looks like traditional Windows (so does Mate and Xfce,
the way Linux Mint sets them up).

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.

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.

Thanks for the link. (If LibreWolf automatically shows up in the Menu after
a logoff/login I'll pass on that information.)

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