Update: I chose mint. I can trust Mint to update the backend.
I’m about to switch back to Debian.Any reason I don’t know of that Elementary OS would be a bad idea? I know Debian. I don’t know the nuances of Arch or red hat.
I found my final missing FOSS video editor that finally gets me off Windows. I’ve been having issues with indexing on windows, and they keep turning on that fucking reminder to sign into One drive even after I destroy it with a registry change.
ElementaryOS is a great system, if you need something that behaves and looks a bit like MacOS. It’s based on Ubuntu LTS versions, so should be good for a few years at a time.
So let me ask the usual question: why not Debian?
Idk. Let me ask you, why Debian over a prepackaged setup? Genuinely asking. No sarcasm.
Because for the most part you can achieve everything these packaged distro offer without the middle man, which means greater trust in the system, faster turnaround on package updates, easier time finding help, etc.
There really aren’t any reasons not to use Elementary OS. Sure it’s highly opinionated but that also means that it’s super cohesive and has superb user experience.
It has a Live Session so check it out if you like it and then simply install it.
Oh it’s my go to Linux distro. I wanted to know if there were any reasons not to use it and for better alternatives or opinions that could sway me to a different distro.
Which FOSS video editor did you find?
Just used it the other day to put together a birthday slideshow/video compilation for my wife. I couldn’t get resolve to run, and I was in a hurry because my organisation skills are severely lacking. Kdenlive was perfectly serviceable, easy to understand, and I got a really acceptably decent end product with absolutely no previous experience. Definitely be using it again when my wife forgets this year’s gift and I can reuse all the photos I got off her friends 🙃
Packages are older than debian, older than ubuntu, and it isn’t more stable than debian or easier than Ubuntu. I honestly don’t see the point to that distro. If you want the look, there are ways to do that with any other distro.
