XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-02-17, 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.   
      
   As in "the hardware is too old/slow for a newer release" ?   
      
      
   > 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.   
      
   Well, yeah, the project was discontinued 4 years ago ... it's not that   
   the distro had much choice in terms of "keeping it around".   
      
   It was a fork of Parcellite (which is still maintained), or other   
   alternatives can be found here:   
      
   https://alternativeto.net/software/clipit/?platform=linux   
      
      
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