Best Alternative Operating System To Ubuntu?

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:57:57 +0100
Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> 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.
> 
I'm sort of similar and therefore suggest LXDE instead of XFCE4 as LXDE
really is a lot leaner.

Cybe R. Wizard
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