Subj : Re: Slimmed down Debian
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Aug 25 2019 19:24:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
> 
> I semi-recall the Ubuntu folks were blaming the problems on Gnome, so
> with 18.04 they started using KDE.  ...Well, apparently I had that
> wrong: "Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, GNOME is back-and Ubuntu has never
> been better"

Yeah, Unity was not well-received. Then again, Gnome3 is why Cinnamon 
and Mate exist.

> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/ubuntu-18-04-the-
> return-of-a-familiar-interface-marks-the-best-ubuntu-in-years/

KDE has never been the default; Kubuntu was always the poor relation, 
and not a very good implementation of KDE, either. They really, really 
want you to use the default interface.

> I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on a few systems here, though I will admit
> those systems are 'hefty': fast multi-core CPU, 8- and 16 GB of RAM,

How fast is fast? It chugged on a 3GHz quad-core. Haven't tried it on 
the i7. (Amazingly, the Closet doesn't have anything inbetween.)

> etc.  The test on older hardware will be starting shortly with an
> upgrade project. I will admit to probably sticking with Ubuntu even if
> the older systems are sluggish as their main function is to run MythTV,

Isn't MythTV defunct? (not that I'd care; I still run XP for everyday!)

If I were to set up a media server, I might look at Kodi.
https://kodi.tv/

> which once loaded seems to run properly on (up to a point) older
> hardware.  Just easier for me to run a constant set: all the same OS.
> Well, then there is the Raspberry Pi's!

Have you tried Rasbian? Debian for RPi.

https://raspbian.org/
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