1. Consider e.g. Ubuntu. There's also e.g. Xubuntu and Kubuntu. But these are just Ubuntu with a different desktop environment... and I can perfectly well install XFCE or KDE under Ubuntu and use those. Hell, I did. So why do these exist separately? OK, Xubuntu makes sense, as for a computer that's not very fast you don't want to only install XFCE later, you want it right away. But is Kubuntu actually different other than just "yeah a different desktop environment is installed by default"? I mean, what's the point? You could use Ubuntu and uninstall everything but KDE after switching, couldn't you?
2. If packages only update when the distribution updates (in Ubuntu's case, every 6 months), then why was I installing updates every few days? Something doesn't match up here.
Clearly I am missing something. (Meanwhile, what I think I'll actually put on this thing is Linux Mint... it's 6 PM and I haven't done this yet... well, if I were waking up late as I usually do, that would hardly mean anything...)
-Harry
2. If packages only update when the distribution updates (in Ubuntu's case, every 6 months), then why was I installing updates every few days? Something doesn't match up here.
Clearly I am missing something. (Meanwhile, what I think I'll actually put on this thing is Linux Mint... it's 6 PM and I haven't done this yet... well, if I were waking up late as I usually do, that would hardly mean anything...)
-Harry
