I’m currently using Ubuntu and I want try a different distro but so far the only one I’ve tried was Porteus but I had an issue where Porteus wouldn’t boot if it was installed on top of ext4 but would boot fine if it was installed on top of fat32, which is also another potential problem because Porteus requires a save file for persistence when using Windows filesystems. If there is a problem where my computer can’t boot with an ext4 filesystem, Ubuntu doesn’t have this problem because sda1/2/3 all use a different filesystem.

If I’m correct on this, would I be better off trying Porteus on ext3/2 and hoping it works or just use it with fat32 and have a separate partition formatted for ext4 to serve the same purpose as sda3 in Ubuntu and possibly store the save file (if I have the correct understanding of how save files work).

Also, I would just use NTFS but not only have I heard that it has issues with Linux, I’ve had issues using it with Linux, so I’m using fat32 for stability.

  • vortexal@sopuli.xyzOP
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    1 year ago

    Linux mint wouldn’t be what I was looking for because it has higher system requirements than Ubuntu.

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      1 year ago

      That is absurd, I wouldn’t listen to that. Better yet, you should use Linux Mint Xfce version which is way more minimal than Ubuntu.

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        1 year ago

        How much ram does Linux mint use in an idle state. Ubuntu uses around 1.5 GB and that’s enough to cause it to boot and load apps slowly.

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          1 year ago

          Probably around 800mb, but It has been long since I’ve used any desktop environment. Nowadays I prefer tiling window managers, they are much more lightweight and fast.

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            1 year ago

            Ok I could use it but because I think I might use it as a replacment for Ubuntu and other distros are giving me issues, I have two questions. Does it install the same way Ubuntu does? I.E. I’m not going to have to manually set up the boot loader like other distros and it’s just going to work right after installing. Does it have the same app compatibility as Ubuntu or is it possible that something might not work because it expects Ubuntu specifically?

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                1 year ago

                Ok, I’ll try that but one more question that I just remembered, do apps update like they do in Ubuntu? This isn’t going to prevent me from using it, I just need to know in case I have to manually update apps myself like how Flathub is.

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                  1 year ago

                  Yes, updates work the same, I believe there might be a way to enable automatic updates too. And for flatpak I don’t know what you mean with “manually update”, usually you can just run “flatpak update” on the terminal and be fine, I don’t know Mint enough to know if the software center updates them automatically too, look in the settings of it (if there are any). Hope this was helpful.