Yes, this is the final Linux UPDATE.
1. My Recommendation for an old computer is AVL MX Linux which has almost everything of Audio and Video utilities including blender 4.
It is Bookworm version and has the best GRUB Boot Loader for multibooting.
2. For a beautiful KDE desktop BlueStar Linux.
3. Hassel Free Installer with ton of applications, there is nothing to beat Gnome of Debian.
4. For a lazy guy with easy installation, nothing to beat Manjaro.
5. For Guy or Girl with strict Installer protocol is Cachy Linux.
The learning curve may be steep but worth the trouble.
I have settled down with Manjaro and CachyOS. I am now, really ARCH confident except on the Terminal. I have said Good Bye, to the most powerful and veritable Terminal.
It is also same for Tiling Window Managers. I have tested all the other Window Mangers.
I can do all these on Debian GNOME and I begin to hate KDE but keep track of all Linux Distributions.
Simple reason I hate KDE is it is bulky, resource intensive and slow to Boot.
1. Let me dispense with Devuan Excalibur.
It is identical with Debian except not having SystemD INIT.
INIT is the first Start Up process and SystemD does a good job of it with parallel and on demand services.
Why mess with it.
It may be for guys running Servers but not for simple desktop users.
When in the good old days, in the universities where one server managers mamy terminals INIT had six run levels and I mastered it using SuSe Linux which had the best configuration file.
YaST.
Yet another Setup Tool.
The name configuration file probably came later.
SuSe has dropped it.
I'll come to SuSe and Fedora later.
2. Void Linux is a complete failure without a Installble Image.
It fits in with the low resource use with a XFCE desktop I hate.
Why not add an installble script on top.
3. CachyOS is a class act with a sstrict protocol. It took some time to master it.
It does not coexist with other distributions but I have found a way.
4. Manjaro is the best but I have had few problems with /var partition getting filled up. I sorted it out today.
That is after a long night sleeep.
5. Endeavor OS is good but too, minimal for me.
6. BlueStar Linux Desktop has done an update and I cannot get to Octspi.
I gave up. It had the most beautiful KDE Desktop. They have said Good Bye to that approach.
7. AntiX is pretty good but it is still in Bookworm kernel. Developed conflict with my GRUB.
They should come up with the Trixe Kernel.
8. KIRO Linux is pretty good.
I did not like it's alliance with Variety Wall Paper.
9. ARCH derivatives without a Desktop I dif not test.
10. UBUNTU
No thank YOU.
11. SuSe
Leap and Tumble break my heart.
I do not like the dedicated software center away from global Linux Repository
Tumbleweed is good for games
12. Fedora
No thank You.
It is trying too, many things while not good at one thing perfect.
However, Bazzite is good for games.
13. I won't go above number 13.
I am not superstitious but going beyond this point make me a better Linux Advocate.
By the way, I have tested all the desktops and many Window Mangers.
I stick with GNOM, IceWM and JWM.
Joe's Window Manager based on X11 Window System from which all the Window Systems came to being.
I do not like Wayland, compositers and compiz.
Final note about NTFS.
Linux, rather Gparted support many file formats.
I use Ext4 and begin to hate Btrfs.
I do not do TimeShifts.
My NUC with 320GB with 5 districbutions I have another distribution to fall back to. I have never lost a WORKING file after starting, Linux 25 years ago. Of course, I have hundred of copies to fall back to mainly my books in edit mode.
I used to have a big /home partition mainly to store Linux images going up to 20 to 25 of the latest.
This was a bit of a paranoia.
I solved this by reserving 100GB out of 320 to two NTFS patitions. Only for saving. I do not have Microsoft files at all to read and write.
It is used to store all Linux Images including 25 Puppy Linux Images and my book files. Puppy Linux except Easy OS and SLACK has gone into hibernation after 32 bit to 64 bit transition.
I have Easy Linux in a USB stick which I carry when I travel. Other USB sticks are used for install.
Two Debian Trixe DVD-1, just in case which never failed me.
I just keep a BlueStar Linux and Reborn Linux in USB sticks since it not installed.
Sorry, I forget to include REBORN OS in thr list of 12. I could not put it at numb👍13.
REBIRTH is life long interest of me as a Buddhist.
Finally Thank YOU to AI information.
However, it could not figure out YaST tool of SuSe.
