Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: Re: KDE Neon.
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:37

@VIA: DIGDIST
  Re: Re: KDE Neon.
  By: Matthew Munson to FUSION on Tue Jun 23 2026 07:31 pm

 MM> I want to run a bbs on it. Iam realizing Microsoft is a sinking ship.
 MM> Windows 11 is just as bad as windows vista.

One of my favorite Linux distributions these days is Linux Mint.  I've been using Linux Mint on a secondary PC since 2015 and have had very little trouble with it. I was running my BBS in a Windows VM on it for a while, but I moved my BBS to the Linux side abotu 4 years ago and it has beenrunning great.  I mostly just update the software packages every so often, and I've installed some BBS-related software on it (such as ANSI editors), but otherwise I just let it run.  I also run Plex Media Server on the same PC.

Linux Mint is available in a few flavors, with different window managers: Cinnamon (which I think has the most bells & whistles), Xfce (which I had always heard is more lightweight, but not sure if that's true anymore), and MATE.  I run Linux Mint Xfce edition for my BBS PC.

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