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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) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday November 26 2019, @05:45PM
For your parents' computer, it's simple. Just don't automatically update. Turn that feature off. Maybe don't update at all. I do a manual update when I visit, try to keep Firefox current, if nothing else.
And yeah, I know what you mean about newer versions. I was not happy with Lubuntu 19.04. They made a major change under the hood from 18.10: switched from LXDE to LXQT. It's not near as polished.
Why not just stick with Ubuntu 16, if it was working for you? It's long term, and still supported. One other thing you can do, if you need a feature from a newer kernel, is roll your own and run Ubuntu 16 on top of that. If you try that, use "make localmodconfig". Save you a lot of time figuring out which modules to include.