From: commodorejohn@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:35:22 -0500   
   c186282  wrote:   
      
   > > My choice to put Ubuntu on the mini was entirely rational. I had a   
   > > couple of other isos that weren't responding well and the Ubuntu   
   > > one worked. When I revamped a couple of older machines I put   
   > > different distros on them just for variety. I'm not a fan of Ubuntu   
   > > GNOME but I can live with it.   
   >   
   >  Uhhgh ! I can't.   
   >   
   > LXDE remains my fave - JUST enough GUI, little CPU wasted on eye   
   > candy or other bullshit. Can't always get LXDE for every distro   
   > however, so XFCE comes in second ... but I add lxterminal and pcmanfm   
   > if at all possible.   
   >   
   > KDE ? No. Never.   
      
   AFAIK aren't all these DE-flavored "spin" sub-distros connecting to the   
   same repository? Is it not possible to just swap out the default DE for   
   your environment of choice? I never did see the point of doing it that   
   way, but even if you're stuck with this or that "flavor" for $REASONS   
   it should be easy enough to switch off of the part you hate, unless I'm   
   greatly mistaken.   
      
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