I have reached a conclusion I never expected: #LinuxMint is on its way to being a better #Windows than Windows is: all the productivity and none of the nonsense.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/linux-mint-22-1-released-heres-everything-new
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@jonyoder If it's "on its way": what do you think is still missing?
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@thedoctor @jonyoder
Personal unbidden and probably somewhat off-base opinion:
Basing any OS/DE on Gnome and/or GTK is going to be a thankless trail of tears. The Gnome org will make it so. It's especially bad that they have control of GTK now, so you can't even use GTK without encountering their hyper-opinionated cultic groupthink. Even stalwart xfce is pivoting towards CSDs; dear God, just stop the insanity.
Best to make a clean break like COSMIC, or re-base on something like Qt. (Of course, the Qt company has had its own weird issues over the years)
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@thedoctor Mostly just first party support for a lot of "standard" programs. There is a lot of software used in industries that only works in Windows.
It's a social and/or business case problem, not a technical one
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@jonyoder Ah. Same as always then
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@thedoctor The difference being that with so many web SaaS applications out there, the OS matters a lot less, so more specialized software can run and basics like email are already covered. More EDR solutions also support Linux for servers with the side benefit of supporting desktops
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@jonyoder
Have you tried SolydXK?
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@manuelcaeiro Not in a long time, but I just tried SolydK out in Boxes because you asked and it made me curious.
My first impressions are meh, TBH. It's not bad, but it's definitely not something I'd ever deploy for a business -- too rough around the edges.
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@jonyoder
SolydK is 'heavier' than S.X, the one I had installed on a quite old laptop. It was slow, but never crashed and I did some demanding tasks with it. I used a lot Wine with PlayOnLinux and it was surprisingly fast. The final impression was according to the name - solid.
Note: I don't like Mint. I installed it on a friend's laptop and when I tried to upgrade it, or fix it, it was impossible. I must explain that my friend ♀️ often forgets to accept updates, but that's no reason.
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@manuelcaeiro I'm sure it's quite stable, given its heritage. I'm glad you've found something that fits you well.
If I had the same problems you've had with Mint, I probably wouldn't like it, either. I feel that way about Elementary -- I want to like it, but I'm good at finding problems in it really quickly--even without trying.
My experience has been that major version upgrades are not the greatest, but everything else is amazing.
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@jonyoder
Oh, I don't use Solyd Linux now.
(And on my friend's laptop I installed Ubuntu.)
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