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submitted 2 weeks ago by CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I guess it's time to leave Ubuntu as a new user and switch to a new distro. Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Mint were my choice, but their base, Ubuntu, is becoming "bloated", and turning to a latest computers' OS. And I think it will affect its derivatives. Which distro would you suggest to switch to. I aint rich. I'm already aware of Fedora and its xfce, kde spins, Opensuse Leap and Tumbleweed, Debian and its derivatives, and Void. Are you planning to switch too.

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[-] mereo@piefed.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago

Give us some examples of boats. My laptop runs Ubuntu 24.04, and it has been running smoothly, using only 1.2 GB of RAM after booting.

[-] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago

Catamaran, schooner, big ole pirate ship, ferry boat, fishing boat

[-] mereo@piefed.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] hepp3n@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

He just can't understand little typos :)

[-] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

That was obviously a joke though, and it wasn't even OP.

[-] CarlLandry357@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So the bloat is on the disk, ISO file size, not on ram or performance or something?

[-] mereo@piefed.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The ISO is big because it contains programs that you can install only if you choose to during the installation process. You can opt for a minimal installation.

[-] CarlLandry357@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, I see, thanks for the info, man. That's very helpful.

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