Subj : Re: Remmina RDP
To   : KY MOFFET
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sun May 12 2024 16:16:00

> 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..)

That is good to see someone else pick it up.  When I first wanted to try
linux, I got started with a CLI-only version of Slackware.  I got a basic
understanding of the command line.  When I got a faster system I wanted to
try a GUI. I tried several different distros, all based on either Slackware
or Red Hat.  The installers on a few were actually graphical, and those
installer would do a *great* job identifying and correctly working with my
video card.

However, who knows why, despite all of the "does this look good?" tests,
etc., the installers did, when it actually came to installing a *desktop*
that worked correctly, they all failed miserably.

A friend recommended a debian-based distro.  I forget what it was called
but it was the FOSS version of Correl Linux.  It didn't even have a fancy
graphical installer, but it worked!  They stopped maintaining it, so I
migrated to another debian based distro.  I am surprised but I have finally
forgotten the name!  The fellow who maintained it passed away after a couple
of releases, so I migrated to debian proper.

I have run into a couple of issues from time to time, but they are usually
easy to fix.

Now Ubuntu is a different animal.  Despite being debian based, I have had
no luck with it.  I have an SBC that supposedly only works with it. I got
it installed fine the first time but, when it finally came time to upgrade
to a new version, that resulted in a non-working machine.

I have tried it other times in the past and that is always the same
story... I can get it installed and working until it is time for a version
upgrade.  I have never had a version upgrade that resulted in a working
machine afterwards.

That SBC now runs debian proper just fine.

Mike


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