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Linux Desktop Question:

I currently use a Mac, but I'm thinking my next machine might be a desktop. There's no way I'm gonna use Windows so that means Linux.

I'd like Distro recommendations.

My applications:

1. Brave

2. Thunderbird

3. VSCode

4. Libreoffice

5. Terminal

6. CPU & Memory meters in the top bar

My requirements:

NO BUGS, absolutely not one single bug. I will move heaven and earth to get the thing setup right, but I will not tolerate one single screw-up, no apt-get dependency conflict fuckery, nothing.

I'm open to minimalistic UIs like XFCE or LXDE if they can deliver no bugs. I need control+tab and control+tilda for switching windows.

Any recommendations?

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Monkey Pox Denier 10mo ago

Use SlackwareLinux if you can stand it 🤷‍♂️

Best distro in that regard.

Use the FAQ to set your WM (KDE) and the runlevel (3 or 4, it doesn't matter) and read the FAQ/DOC about updating/upgrading -- thats it. Never again any dependency hell caused by packet managers.

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Monkey Pox Denier 10mo ago

Yeah maybe pay attenrion how to perform a kernel update if you aren't used to do it.

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