On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:44:21 -0700 rusty carruth via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> One big difference is that the 'guiding principle' of Mint is that it > 'just works'. This means that you can't use Synaptic to update > packages, since that has been known to break things. You use the > update manager. Some people find this beyond annoying, even to the > point of considering it a violation of <something>. I use Mint, and I > *think* you can still use apt to update your system, but I tend to use > the update manager since the theory is that using it reduces the > chances that an update will break something. Rusty, updates that break things aren't fun, and I should know, because I use Void Linux, whose updates sometimes break things (but not to the extent of Gentoo/Funtoo or Arch). I could go on for ten pages revealing all the reasons I love Void, but sometimes I wish I could do updates from a little less defensive posture. By the way Keith, if you're attracted to Xfce, also try out LXDE and LXQt. I think they're more efficient and have less unexpected behaviors than Xfce. I gave up on Xfce in the late 00's because of intermittent wierdnesses on all Linux distros (but it worked perfectly on OpenBSD, go figure). It's possible that Xfce is better now. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2023 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
