XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 2/17/25 05:03 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   > On 2025-02-17 05:45 PM, Alan K. wrote:   
   >> On 2/17/25 04:26 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-02-17 11:30 AM, Edmund wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/16/25 23:32, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   >>>>> Has anyone seen the web site that lets you test distros online,   
   >>>>> without having to install anything. It's pretty neat!   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> Great!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How do you like your linux meal sir?   
   >>>> Without salt?   
   >>>> Without pepper?   
   >>>> Without a plate?   
   >>>> Without a fork?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Freedom of choice, we have more choices then you have years left to   
   >>>> live.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm okay with my current linux but I will have to switch/upgrade someday.   
   >>> Being able to test different options without having to download   
   >>> anything is a help.   
   >   
   >> Why do you think switching is an option.   
   >> I'm not distro hopping but I have been testing different ones now and   
   >> then.  I have a small 40G extra partition and I plant one there now and   
   >> then.   
   >   
   >   
   > Eventually my current system will be too old to keep up with the newer apps.   
   > I had trouble running the latest version of FireFox so I went back to an   
   earlier release.   
   > I think the problem was caused by my older setup.   
   >   
   > When I can no longer access web sites due to my browser version being no   
   longer supported   
   > then I will have to upgrade the OS in order to use the latest FireFox.   
   >   
   > I did not upgrade to the latest version of my distro because some apps were   
   discontinued   
   > and are only available on the older version. For example, ClipIt was dropped   
   and is only   
   > available on the earlier release.   
   You ought to try copyq.  For what I do, I can't imaging not having it.    
   Actually any   
   clipboard manager, I cut and copy tons of things every day.  I had to increase   
   copyq   
   history to 300 items and I might go to 400.   
      
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