State of the Station Address

[@Sloeye_official]

Great to hear all is good. LMDE is quite a treat, but what Debian distro isn't. Have you ever taken Kumander for a spin? Thinking about giving it a go on the gamer myself. Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!!

[@stationsixtyseven67]

Sorry I'm a tad later replying to this matey. Yeah I did download it a while back just for a look-see at it. I don't think I would consider installing it for myself just yet as it's still based on Debian 'old stable' and not Bookworm. I did dig around a bit over the last couple of days and note that the dev(s?) are working really really diligently to make this Linux distro as functional and 'Windows user' friendly as they can, creating good thoughtful in-depth functionality that is something of rarity in many 'friendly' distros recently (such as Vanilla, Zorin, Elementary and Pop!). For a distro designed to appeal to disgruntled Windows users who long for the good old days of Windows 7 this could be a serious contender considering it goes that extra mile beyond just 'the look'. I'd be tempted to try it again when it has a more up-to-date base though. There is also a KZbin channel showcasing the development as it moves along, so I'll be keeping an eye on that. ;)

[@billfawcett3691]

Hi Ghosty, Your Dad was a wise geezer keeping the coffers empty to get the return on his N.I. payments he dedrved! Which do you prefer LMDE or MX? MX has been all that has occupied my 64 bit PC HDD/SSD (MIYO for 32 bit Dell mini 9 which may have to go soon as, I understand Debian are dropping 32 bit support) since MX15. I have thought about trying LMDE or Debian, but just too damn lazy to change. ¡Feliz Navidad y Feliz año nuevo, from sunny (usually) Andalucia.

[@stationsixtyseven67]

For me it's MX out of the two because it's been mu go-to for ten years now. It suits machines of all strengths and configurations where perhaps LMDE might struggle on some older less powerful rigs. LMDE looks fantastic but is initially limited to Cinnamon which can be heavy. Andalucia? You lucky man :)

[@billfawcett3691]

@stationsixtyseven67 We have been living here for 12 years, so used to it by now! 😉 Couldn't agree more about the "scalability" of MX/antiX (but the Rox Filer just does my Swede in). Perhaps I might give MX Fluxbox a try, KDE D.E. is very pretty but overly complex for a lazy so and do like me.

[@stationsixtyseven67]

@@billfawcett3691 WRT to Antix and Rox, you should have a gander at the most recent build: No Rox by default, it runs JWM and zzzFM desktop (zzzFM replaces SpaceFM). It's a pleasure to use :)

[@geraldcragg9313]

YEA ! "it ran Windows" All the best for Christmas and maybe some KDE in the new year 🤣

[@stationsixtyseven67]

Cheers GC! All the best to you and yours too mate

[@johanb.7869]

Life is a bitch lately with all the hatred going on Ghosty. I hate it, but it is what it is. Luckily you still have a job because if you don't you're basically screwed. MX still running like muck of a stick, so me very happy😉

[@stationsixtyseven67]

There really is a heap of hatred around these days matey. Seems like the world is going to hell fast. All the more reason to wish you well matey, have a great Xmas and New Year! ;)

[@johanb.7869]

You too Ghosty😉