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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:56:11 -0700, T wrote:

> On 6/28/25 11:52 AM, Joel wrote:
>> 
>> I chose Debian because of the description I found.  That doesn't mean
>> it's better than a lot of lesser-known distros.
> 
> They are all really about the same.  The major difference it their
> package managers.  dnf, apt,
> etc..

There are other variations. E.g. build-everything-from-source, like 
Gentoo. Not quite build-from-source, but still geek-oriented, like Arch. 
Special-purpose ones, like SystemRescue, TAILS, Kali. SteamOS for gaming 
(interestingly, derived from Arch).