Looking for suggestions besides Kubuntu, KDE Neon, Debian, Arch Linux, or Kali.

Would be on a modest Dell Latitude with i5, 14" 1080p display with intel graphics, and maybe 16gb ram. I have previous experience with XFCE, Ratpoison, Openbox, KDE Plasma. Recently started trying out LXQT.

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

I'm somewhat interested in Void Linux, for the claim that it's "stable rolling". If it weren't for patterns, I might prefer OpenSUSE Slowroll for something more user-friendly. Both of these seem less talked about (than say something like NixOS*), though Slowroll is still listed as 'experimental'. I probably would like something more flexible than Slowroll's release schedule, too.

Haven't tried anything new myself, my system is a bit outdated and my now-legacy GPU makes it a bit harder too. Internet is shared and not the fastest, add on Arch's need for manual intervention and that's why I can't just update (and the sort of thing I hope to sidestep with a different distro).

Also meta note, the rules link in the sidebar doesn't seem to work.

* technically an option for me, but overcomplicates things (and not sure about point releases). If I went this route, I might try nixpkgs on its own first.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I'll add slow roll to the list. Nix is on there. Window manager suggestion? Also, are you referring to the wiki sidebar (much of it restricted to account holders)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Window manager suggestion?

    I prefer XFCE (I even have my own ultra-minimal XFWM window theme). Cinnamon isn't too bad either, though anything with this sort of paradigm is fine and not exactly new.

    are you referring to the wiki sidebar (much of it restricted to account holders)

    Not sure what you mean about wiki, but yeah the See rules link. Seems like it should be visible to anyone, either that or remove the link and have rules directly in the sidebar like many Fediverse communities do already.

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