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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 choose another one on Tuesday November 26 2019, @08:07AM (1 child)
> If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
So we really are going to blame the submitter for fixing it ?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Tuesday November 26 2019, @08:21AM
As usual in such discussions, my statement referred to the quote directly preceding it. In this case I quoted you complaining about the lack of “real progress” in UIs.
Of course, the Mint update has broken things for the OP. Obviously because the maintainers changed something; if nothing had changed, nothing had broken. A change which they probably considered progress, otherwise why would they have changed it?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.