On 2025-08-28 13:21, Robert P. J. Day via linux wrote: > On Thu, 28 Aug 2025, Bryan Larsen via linux wrote: > > > I'd recommend Debian Trixie instead of Ubuntu 25.04. They froze at > > about the same time so have similar versions of software, but Trixie > > is a long-term-stable release. > > unfortunately, there is a certain amount of ubuntu inertia here, but > you have piqued my interest so i will at least look at it. I'd go with Bryan's suggestion here. I'd lost faith in Ubuntu more than a decade ago when it would not install on reasonably ordinary desktop hardware while Debian still did. On top of that, I don't trust Shuttleworth with open source licences. Much as I dislike RMS, I do trust him with licences. > rday slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org