Best Alternative Operating System To Ubuntu?

Chris G cl at isbd.net
Tue Jun 28 16:57:57 UTC 2011


On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:02:03AM -0500, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:05:01 +0100
> Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> > What about xubuntu?  Ubuntu underneath but a more 'old fashioned' or
> > at least lightweight desktop.
> 
> It may have started that way but XFCE (xubuntu) isn't too light weight
> any more.  It rivals GNOME for consumed resources.
> 
Maybe true, but it's less the 'lightness' that's important than its
fairly 'traditional' approach.  I think that's what the OP misses.

-- 
Chris Green




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