Arch + i3wm, will go back to Debian soon as I went with Arch only because Debian 11 didn't support my hardware, 12 does.
I do not recommend Arch, unless you want to fix your system for a living. I prefer something that can be used for work, not to work for.
Bought a 5500U HP laptop open box from Amazon for $250 like 2 years ago and have been running Debian on it ever since. I do not know why I run Linux instead of Windows on this, but I do.
home - manjaro cinnamon
work - manjaro kde
road - macbook air m1 - asahi kde - fedora remix
toy mini pc - fedora kde
seedbox - ubuntu mint
remote box - ubuntu lxqt
work servers - almalinux 8
toy servers - debian
@Joseph said:
What are the pluses and minuses, the ups and downs of each, when comparing Ubuntu to AlmaLinux to Debian?
You might as well ask to compare vi and emacs; they're all functionally similar, but users of one will be passionate about how great their chosen one is and how terrible the others are, without being able to put their fingers on much concrete.
Try them all. Use the one you're comfortable with.
(FWIW: Ubuntu for desktop - although only really because it's there and I can't face changing it - mainly Debian for servers; mainly Alpine for containers. Historically, passed through pretty much every distro starting with SLS )
Use Chromebook all of the time and drop in to Terminal (linux) whenever I need the cli.
Use Zerotier to create network and proxmox running on VM's, integrated really well with Chromebook.
I am not a gamer and have absolutely no need for Windows. - switched to Linux / Chromebook over 10 years ago and never wish to go back.
Any streaming done either on Chromebook or via google TV / chromecast.
@Joseph said:
Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?
Alpine is used for Docker containers a lot because it's small (or at least, can be made small). If you're low on resources, don't have a desktop. Command line is king.
I need to tweak power management further for thinkpad but overall has been a good experience.
@root
Do Remember to remove the previous desktop environment once lxqt is set to you preferred tastes ! ( obvious step but I missed it for a month , no visible downside except bloat and tome wasted in updates)
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*On a lighter note, why did I not type sudo apt-get? Because the user is @root
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Arch + i3wm, will go back to Debian soon as I went with Arch only because Debian 11 didn't support my hardware, 12 does.
I do not recommend Arch, unless you want to fix your system for a living. I prefer something that can be used for work, not to work for.
Arch + Hyprland, want to give KDE Plasma 6 a try when it comes out, but damn a WM is nice and Hyprland is great.
Bought a 5500U HP laptop open box from Amazon for $250 like 2 years ago and have been running Debian on it ever since. I do not know why I run Linux instead of Windows on this, but I do.
Manjaro w/ KDE
Debian + GNOME
arch + awesomewm - pc
win11 / fedora+gnome - laptop
Linux mint LQXT on laptop (primary)
Lubuntu 24.04 alpha with snap disable on desktop. ( just because… )
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That seems weird. Debian 12 doesn't add new arch isn't it? If anything they remove support for i586.
Ubuntu + xfce + kasmVNC
home - manjaro cinnamon
work - manjaro kde
road - macbook air m1 - asahi kde - fedora remix
toy mini pc - fedora kde
seedbox - ubuntu mint
remote box - ubuntu lxqt
work servers - almalinux 8
toy servers - debian
I'm using Fedora on the laptop, it's okay.
On the home server, I run Debian 11
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What are the pluses and minuses, the ups and downs of each, when comparing Ubuntu to AlmaLinux to Debian?
none.
use whatever you like!
power of opensource...
I expect he means wifi etc.
Keith
You might as well ask to compare vi and emacs; they're all functionally similar, but users of one will be passionate about how great their chosen one is and how terrible the others are, without being able to put their fingers on much concrete.
Try them all. Use the one you're comfortable with.
(FWIW: Ubuntu for desktop - although only really because it's there and I can't face changing it - mainly Debian for servers; mainly Alpine for containers. Historically, passed through pretty much every distro starting with SLS )
Which Linux is best for use with low end hardware/resources?
Use Chromebook all of the time and drop in to Terminal (linux) whenever I need the cli.
Use Zerotier to create network and proxmox running on VM's, integrated really well with Chromebook.
I am not a gamer and have absolutely no need for Windows. - switched to Linux / Chromebook over 10 years ago and never wish to go back.
Any streaming done either on Chromebook or via google TV / chromecast.
Alpine is used for Docker containers a lot because it's small (or at least, can be made small). If you're low on resources, don't have a desktop. Command line is king.
Second alpine if you are not going to use any GUI.
Also, expect some obscure things to not work due to the key design of alpine to make itself small (musl).
The all seeing eye sees everything...
Where did you get that Linux Mint variant? It is not on their official website.
@root https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/lxqt ?
It wisnae me! A big boy done it and ran away.
NVMe2G for life! until death (the end is nigh)
That's too broad of a question isn't it? Depending on how low we are talking about, and whether you are running it headless or with GUI.
Interesting..one click !
Wasn’t aware if this. I simply used
but this tutorial seems useful
https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-lxqt-on-debian-linux/
I need to tweak power management further for thinkpad but overall has been a good experience.
@root
Do Remember to remove the previous desktop environment once lxqt is set to you preferred tastes ! ( obvious step but I missed it for a month , no visible downside except bloat and tome wasted in updates)
——
*On a lighter note, why did I not type sudo apt-get? Because the user is @root
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blog | exploring visually |
A very low resource system. Preferably with GUI, but if necessary perhaps would do without
WattOS
Tiny Core
SliTaz
It wisnae me! A big boy done it and ran away.
NVMe2G for life! until death (the end is nigh)
WattOS was nice, now nicer because they moved to Debian !
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Among other choices
Debian minimal iso + xfce
Puppy Linux family is a good option too
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And finally…
Damn Small Linux is back http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Pared down install + debian base makes it a slam dunk
(Note the link, yes, missing the ‘s’ )
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Debian + Xfce, dualbooted with Windows Thin PC (based on Embedded 7 Standard)
I would if it had better gaming support...it's getting there.
Cba to dual boot / swap between OS's too annoying.
I'm thinking about to switch from Fedora KDE to Debian KDE.
I like the workflow on Gnome, but their fractional scaling sucks.
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