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Subject: Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop
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On 6/28/25 3:51 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 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).


The amount of choice available is Linux is dizzying.

I had a live of Kali for a long time.  Wasn't all that
impressed.