From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 2/6/26 4:42 AM, dbnnet wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >> Manjaro appeals to me since it's a rolling release.   
   >> But it's a no go as it won't compile a needed application I have.   
   >> Not enough libraries etc.   I tried the newest one out and I guess I'm   
   > getting too old and   
   >> I just didn't want to try and fix all the missing files.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Linux Mint 22.3,  Mozilla Thunderbird 140.7.1esr,  Mozilla Firefox 147.0.2   
   >>      Alan K.   
   >   
   >   
   > I have installed & messed around with a fair number of Xfce   
   > distros over the years (I only use Xfce), most of them I   
   > abandoned rather quickly as I found issues like you   
   > mentioned above.   
   > Manjaro & MX were at least decent, but not as "refined"   
   > as Mint. As far as a light weight distro is concerned.   
   > I found Peppermint OS to be pretty good.   
   > That said, it would take something quite exceptional to make me migrate   
   > from Mint Xfce... but with +600 distros around, who knows what   
   > the next new distro will be like!   
   >   
   I subscribe to Distro Watch's rss feed and I'm amazed at the number of   
   releases I see and   
   the names are nowhere on the top 100's list.   And I'm also amazed at the   
   number of "new"   
   releases.  Some are rather specialized.   
      
   --   
   Linux Mint 22.3,  Mozilla Thunderbird 140.7.1esr,  Mozilla Firefox 147.0.2   
        Alan K.   
      
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