said Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users: | Anno domini 2025 Thu, 14 Aug 18:54:30 +0000 | | dep via tde-users scripsit: | > Hi, everybody! | > | > We're two months away from Microsoft Corp. discontinuing "support" of | > Windows 10. In conjunction with this, Windows 11, which is not just | > awful but also invasive, requires that many people purchase new | > computers. No doubt some will do this -- there will always be people | > who have more dollars than sense -- but many may be ripe for an | > alternative. | > | > I'll be in the next couple of days writing a piece on that | > alternative. The best choice, in my view, is Debian and TDE. | > | > So I'm seeking an installable live CD that provides just that. I | > thought there was one, "Matrix OS," but when one follows the link on | > the LiveCDs page -- https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/LiveCDs -- it | > throws a "your account is suspended" error. | > | > Is there another Debian spin containing TDE? It would be good if TDE | > were included in DEbian already -- Enlightenment is in the repository | > -- but I am not here to solve that problem. I'm here to rescue those | > whose computers have been abandoned by msft and, with luck, increase | > the TDE user base a bit. Thing is, I cannot recommend any other | > distribution or desktop. | | If you could live with Devuan (aka debian without systemd) then I can | point you to my remix: | https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=56790#p56790 | | Next version will be out hopefully till end of august :)
Alas, Nik, I applaud your tremendous work, but my goal here is to get people on Linux and TDE in the simplest way possible, with easy updates/upgrades and no complications: boot from CD or USB, play with the desktop and applications, hit install.