This is just a warning to KIRO Linux.
I am a longterm user of Linux.
I am a scientific man not a Linux guy now.
I started with Windows.
But gave up Windows due to its inherent vulnerabilities.
It does not have a streamlined file structure, a glossy and baggy but attractive front end.
The wall papers was their back entry. Moment I realized this ploy I migrated to Linux and I used to check my Linux history daily. I had a good understanding (not now), all daemons and chron jobs. I was not paranoid but I loved my privacy.
Now coming to Linux, I realized that Variety Wall paper was the back entry and was using to snoope my desktop. I sent a nasty note to Variety and stopped using it ever since. KIRI is not a standards Linux distribution but it uses Variety as a default wall paper. I have second thought about KIRO now which is a ARCH based distribution.
I have no understanding of ARCH but investigating it over the past one year.
Yes, one can enter a Linux machine using a simple Wall Paper.
BEWARE.
I have no intention of looking at the CODE behind each wall paper.
This is very reason I do not use KDE.
Biggy and bulky.
I have the habit of reading the open opening lines of Linux. They are so fast I cannot read them with my naked eye.
I have a shortcut to read them, if I am suspicious.
I believe developer guys and girls look at this simple probpem.
Stable not glossy and loose is the rule of the game. I think Debian does this with thr new 13 series.
Variety Wall paper cannot be removed and it has coomand line fuctionality.
I am going to ditch KIRO Linux after 48 hours.
Yes, I did install Manjaro Gnome Linux and added Plama.
Plasma Wayland did not work. It was all due few missing desktop components.
When those missing componets were added Plasma X11 and Plasma Wayland work smoothly.
KDE desktop is beautiful and I begin to like it. That is a radical change.
No hesitation to recommend Manjaro Linux. It an elegant distribution by all means. I cannot remember why I did keep away from it.
May be it had a little glitch in the GRUB file where two kernels of ARCH could not stay together. Well that problem is solved now.
If one need old Gnome Software one has to install Gnome Software under Manjaro hood. It comes as a separate installer and there are no conflicts.
All the browesers except Opera browser were supported by Manjaro.
Cutfish is working OK.
BlueStar is safe with Manjaro GRUB.
Well I am installing Manjaro for the third time. I wanted to try DeepIn desktop for a casual glance. It took over 1500MB and it won't mount. Worse part is Manjaro cannot remove it en block.
Only option reinstall Manjaro.
Now I know it's plus points and the installer takes only 20 minutes to install it's minimal components.
I can pad it up later.
I gave a big chunk to Manjaro and I decided to reclaim it to my second instace of Debian Gnome.
Few passing comments on other distributions.
1. Ubuntu Desktop is in a deep hole.
No recovery. They has commercial mud in their hands. Just pushing X11 versions of it's repertoire into limelight as if it had done a great job. It has done a great job killing initiatives.
Good Bye.
2. MX Linux is also in a pit.
It was a derivative of Antix. Antix kept it promise for old hardware.
Its dilemma is to fit both old and new hardware at the same time. It won't work.
I really like its software management. Except for some of its rusty software, they were functional
I used to keep track of Bookworm.
3. Gnoppix with AI and immutable scheme does bring back my Knoppix dream.
I started with Puppy Linux and Knoppix and the nostalgia still remains.
4. Suse trying hard to come back but failing to keep the time and promises.
It's community to be blamed.
5. Redhat and Fedora is trying to flood the market like Russian drone technology.
Hit and miss strategy.
Failing but Bazzite is making a name.
Both no longer can entice me.
I am way ahead with ARCH Linux derivative.
6. ARCH roaming and roaring.
7. Elive (enlightenment desktop) has not made an impression after commercial stinge.
There a flood of new 13 series versions coming out.
8. My old flame Peppermint.
9. Rarely tested LMDE 6 has come out with version 7.
10. I begin to hate DeepIn.
It is buggy and bloaty.
