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I need to install a new Linux/Gnu OS soon. The present one, Linux Mint (Mate) Debian edition no longer fills my needs. I run 4 screens with 3 X sessions. Mate worked great for this, then an update broke it to one screen. I tried Cinnamon but it won't even start on multiple X sessions. XFCE works but with some serious drawbacks although that may be caused by my current system. Enlightenment actually worked well until it started crashing and I had to restore the settings file. When it finally crashed so nothing got it to run again I gave up on it.
I need a OS with multimedia support, the ability to install programs that may not be in the repositories ( Mythtv ), and multi X screen support. I am also looking for a file manager that has something like Gnome scripts. I have fair command line skills. I presently have Nvidia cards but I will go shopping if I have to. I might try Xinerama but I usually watch one screen while switching the other 2's desktops. Also not having a menu on all screens would be a pain.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by shrewdsheep on Tuesday November 26 2019, @02:49PM
I think your needs are quite special. Most people do not go beyond 2 screens (I am on two, I have 7 virtual screens though, so technically I have 14 screens, beat that). I guess most developers will have 3 screens at most. If you really want support for your use case, you need developers with that exact setup, otherwise it is guesswork whether you are supported or not. Or supply tests for the distributions to test your use-case during the packaging process (those will be disabled though, if nobody cares about the setup). In conclusion you have to motivate some developers to work on your exact setup and buying a capable developer some monitors/graphics cards would be one solution.