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Mason Pines

On my spare #Thinkpad P52s laptop, I've installed #Debian #Trixie, using the alpha installer.

I've tested the advanced installer because I wanted to check if the systemd-boot loader works during installation, which it does.

I'm staying with #XFCE because I tried both #KDE and #GNOME, and both have issues for me, with the former being a little unstable in its current transition state.

But all things considered, #Trixie is looking to be a solid release. In #XFCE, it's been as rock solid in use as my #Bookworm #Stable installation on my main desktop.

The only small niggle I'm currently checking is that the external 4K monitor sometimes doesn't correctly set after login on power up with the laptop lid closed. It is set as Primary display, without mirrored displays, so each can have unique settings and resolution.

I'll keep doing twice-weekly updates on #Trixie and see how things go. Any bugs, I'll check if already logged or otherwise log new ones. But so far, as I say, I've had none.

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Stéphane Calonnec 🗿

🚨🚨 WARNING ! 🚨🚨
#freebsd and #Xfce users : ⛔ DO NOT upgrade pkg now, as the last pkg upgrade (to 2.1.0) introduces bugs and deletion of several ports, including XFCE dependencies. The repositories also don't have anymore the affected ports so you can't simply use pkg install.
The problem was identified and confirmed on the Freebsd forum by the team. No delay to fix AFAIK.
@xfce

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Rivermonster

I also definitely don't think I'm ready to fully switch over either way, unless it's something with touch, like this aforementioned machine, I'm still into the blank slate slow and steady of it all with #Xfce. Wayland progress is slow and the weather plugin breaks more than it should (which is ideally never) but I don't have to be afraid of release B being radically different to release A like what happened from GNOME 2 to 3.

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daltux
Absolutely! While xfce4-terminal is really fantastic, #Xfce as a whole stands out for empowering users. Compared to other GTK-based environments like GNOME or, perhaps, Cinnamon (which I’ve used less extensively), Xfce delivers unmatched granular control across its tools. It’s a philosophy of flexibility! 🐁🎛️
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Jérôme Herbinet - FLOSS sower

🔥 To all users of Zorin OS ‘Lite’: this lightweight version using the #XFCE desktop environment will no longer be developed or maintained beyond Zorin OS 17 and 18 (end of support and maintenance in June 2029).
💡 2 solutions:
➡️ migrate to the Core, Pro or Education versions of Zorin OS
➡️ change GNU/Linux distribution
📝 The official reasons for this decision are detailed in this article: help.zorin.com/docs/getting-st
#️⃣ #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #LogicielsLibres #ZorinOS #Zorin #Linux
👋 @nicolasvivant

Zorin Help
Zorin HelpGetting Zorin OS LiteZorin OS Lite will continue to be available in the Zorin OS 17 and Zorin OS 18 release series.
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Mason Pines

@chris

I mostly want to do stuff, so I'm leaning towards sticking with what I have for now.

I have tested #trixie in a VM, and there were some stability issues, but that was a few weeks back and some transitions were still happening at the time.
I may take another stab at it now that the Transition and Toolchain Freeze has happened.

#thunar is a great file manager that gets out of your way, is performant, and is easy to add custom commands to. It's a big draw when compared to FMs in other desktop environments.

My #xfce setup is functional and pretty, with consistent theming and icons across GTK and QT apps.

So, in all likelihood, I will stay with what I know and think again once #trixie is released in late summer.

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