XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: David@example.net   
      
   On 08/12/2024 22:05, Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >> So Pinneritce thank you for the opportunity to get my PCLinusOS licks   
   >> in. Now come and try it out.   
   >   
   > I agree w/ checking out a wide variety of distro/s and DE/WMs and I also   
   > agree that PCLOS is a fine one.  It may not be as high on the DW page   
   > hit list as others, but it is a very worthwhile project.  Their DW   
   > description supports the idea of media support:   
   >   
   >> PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box   
   >> support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other   
   >> peripheral devices.   
   >   
   > Unlike most other distro/s which are based on an upstream parent and its   
   > repo/s, PCLOS is 'independent, also a rolling release.  Historically,   
   > its 'father' dev, Bill Texstar Reynolds 'came from' Mandriva/Mandrake   
   > influence, but he forked from that over 20 y ago. It is also 'different'   
   > in that the distro is based on rpm packaging but likes the apt   
   > management tools like for deb.   
   >   
   > Another fun thing about PCLOS is the variety of the DE situation, as   
   > there are community releases for others besides the main KDE/XFCE/Mate;   
   > unfortunately there isn't a 'convenient' single link for those choices,   
   > but there are LXQt & LXDE, Trinity (incl both mini & BigDaddy), and   
   > OpenBox that I know of.  That makes for lean PCLOS if one is inclined.   
      
      
   I'm downloading PCLOS xfce right now. I'll use balenaEtcher to load the   
   software onto a memory stick. How do I make it operate 'live' on my Dell   
   laptop with the sound problem?   
      
   --   
   David   
      
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