[sf-lug] alternatives to ubuntu?

[jim]

a friend of mine is now using knoppix. 
he says there's a lubuntu distro that 
uses the LSDE lightweight desktop. i'm 
thinking i might go knoppix. 



On Mon, 2011-11-14 at 12:06 -0800, Michael Shiloh wrote:
> good idea, and thanks for reminding me of xfce - i used it long ago and 
> really like it. i might give that a shot right now.
> 
> thanks everyone for all the excellent advice
> 
> On 11/14/2011 12:00 PM, Larry Cafiero wrote:
> > If you really like Ubuntu, but don't like Unity -- and, believe me,
> > you have to get in line (but I'll let you cut in front of me) -- there
> > are other 'buntus you can use, like Kubuntu (Ubuntu with the KDE
> > desktop), Xubuntu (one of my favorite distros, utilizing the Xfce
> > desktop) and Lubuntu (LXDE desktop).
> >
> > In fact, you may not have to reinstall, as I know you can change the
> > desktop environment, but I don't know how exactly to do that on
> > Ubuntu/Debian-based distros. I know it's in the Ubuntu forums at
> > ubuntuforums.org (forgive me, but while I use Xubuntu, I'm really a
> > Fedora guy). Anyone else know where the instructions/tutorial is to
> > change the desktop environment on Ubuntu?
> >
> > There are a lot of distros out there -- about 320-something active,
> > according to DistroWatch -- so take your pick.
> >
> > Larry Cafiero
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Michael Shiloh
> > <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >> long as it doesn't use unity
> >>
> >> On 11/14/2011 11:35 AM, Dan Murphy wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I like Linux Mint..... Though it's ubuntu based...
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Michael Shiloh
> >>> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com<mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>     i'm really hating unity, and i'm exploring alternatives to ubuntu.
> >>>
> >>>     the main reason i chose ubuntu was that i use it as a platform for
> >>>     teaching various foss tools, and i need a distro that for the most
> >>>     part just works for my students.
> >>>
> >>>     any recommendations?
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