Btw, OP, I foresee a switch to Linux Mint Xfce Edition. Please consider writing about your experiences in which you compare Xubuntu to Linux Mint Xfce Edition. Thanks in advance!
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@merompetehla Linux Mint XFCE is basically the same thing as Xubuntu, except without Canonical's bad proprietary decisions like snaps. It's much more of a drop-in replacement than, say, Debian.
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Any software that is in the Xubuntu repositories will also be available in other Ubuntu derivatives, and most likely Debian and all its derivatives as well. Only the official spins are likely to advertise Ubuntu Pro.
Mint XFCE is a good replacement, but I'm also partial to KDE Neon, which keeps preinstalled software to a minimum and is by far the most performant KDE distro I have tried. I myself use regular Debian, with KDE, though you can choose XFCE during the install.
Do you have any thoughts on KDE neon vs kubuntu? I'm looking to get back into daily driving Linux after a multi year break
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Just use Debian. Why use the inferior downstream distros when you can go right to the OG? You are already halfway there.
Debian doesn't have a corporate sponsor so there is no risk of getting spammed or giving someone your personal information.
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How do you mean they are spamming?
Mint is a good alterative. It has an xfce edition.
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Can I ask what you consider "spamming ads" to be? That could be relevant to suggesting alternatives.
I need to use one of these https://github.com/Skyedra/UnspamifyUbuntu not to get an invitation to join ubuntu pro each time I upgrade.
this never happened before. To me this is invasive, but otherwise it has worked well so far.
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@merompetehla
With that question only gonna get you people likes.
If you can explain what do you need in the system and what do you need it for, the answers would be much better