Board: [DoveNet] Unix/Linux Subject: Re: KDE Neon. From: Denn Date: Wed Jun 24, 2026 13:05 @VIA: OUTWEST Re: Re: KDE Neon. By: Nightfox to Matthew Munson on Wed Jun 24 2026 09:37 am MM>> I want to run a bbs on it. I am realizing Microsoft is a sinking ship. MM>> Windows 11 is just as bad as windows vista. I have ran game servers using Ubuntu withthe LXDE desktop, very light weight leaving recources for the servers. > 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 been I have tried mint in the past, was just to much junk that came with it. of coarse mint is based on Ubuntu, which is based on debian. I really like the Ubuntu firewall ufw, easy to open or block ports. On my game servers I start with all inbound and outbound ports closed, then I just open ports my servers actually use, I always change my SSH port and VNC ports to ports that are uncommon. Denn ....BASIC programmers PEEK and POKE. --- ■ Synchronet ■ Outwest BBS - outwest.synchro.net - Home of BBSBASE 6.0 .