My old laptop is showing too many worrisome signs of failing, so a
Framework 13 should be on its way to me soon. Now I am suffering over
how I want to set it up.
I think I will use btrfs on top of an encrypted LVM device, and boot off
of a removable volume (micro SD or USB), making my laptop itself
completely encrypted. (The /boot volume isn't sensitive in the sense of
my having personal data stored there, but it is sensitive in that I want
to be able to trust holds what I put there.) So I have been reading up
on btrfs…
Moving on to a different question for opinionated folk: Recently I saw
some posting about what Linux distributions people use on their
Framework machines, and I was startled to see that Debian was way down
the list. Any recommendations for what distribution a long time Debian
user might like better in this year 2024?
- Maybe one that isn't systemd-based?
- One that has MATE desktop environment because I *like* menus, and hate
the phone-envy UI that Ubuntu seems to have popularized.
- Conservative about what packages they allow in, and not bleeding edge
in releasing new versions.
- Has long support schedule so I don't need to do a big revision change
often.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
-kb
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