Subj : Re: Remmina RDP
To   : Mike Powell
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Fri May 10 2024 13:56:00

MIKE POWELL wrote:
>> Saw those.  I'll admit to be resistng using a variety of operating
>> systems as just gets too confusing for me.  I tend to use the computer
>> as templates of each other.
> 
> I used to experiment a lot with different OSes but have pretty much settled
> now on one -- debian linux -- and a few of its close derivatives.  For
> example, I have two raspberry pis and they are running Raspbian, which is a
> debian derivative made specifically for them that pretty much works just
> the same.
> 
> I do have a couple of machines that are old enough that they either lack
> memory or more than two cores, and I run devuan on them.  That is another
> debian derivative that doesn't include systemd.  It seems to be a little
> less memory intensive than debian proper.

Should be, yes.

Devuan's desktop and general way of doing things now default to the 
PCLinuxOS incarnation of KDE, which I was pleased to see (tho last 
update somewhat messed up... oh well, it's not my everyday). PCLOS is 
much lighter on the hardware than most -- startup is 5 seconds flat on a 
midrange i7, and under 30 seconds on a 15 year old laptop that wasn't 
much to start with.

PCLOS is a one-man-band, Tex is getting on in years and health not good, 
so I've been hoping to find another distro I like as well, in case no 
one takes up the torch. So I was glad to see Devuan at least adding the 
desktop. (Never liked Debian, tho..)
 þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com

--- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462
 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1)

.