Just read this article.
One thing stuck out to me in it. They say there are performance improvements.
Yet beneath the surface there is a whopping great change as Ubuntu 25.04 now builds all packages with an aggressive compiler optimisation level “aimed at enhancing execution speed” – and benchmarks done so far, bear that out.
I’ll probably play with it in a couple months when they’ve had a chance to iron out some issues and a newer kernel is available.
In Gentoo that is recommended against. Gentoo is more about getting the compiler to use any special features of your cpu. Optimizing is more. about compiling loops efficiently.
It will be interesting to see if Ubuntu can sell this idea. They do tend to push off-the-track ideas more than other distros
As I understand it, it is not a managed rolling release, it is more like Debian sid.
That’s the old story.
Stay a step or two behind for stability is my motto.
Agreed. I’ll stick with Debian 12 (stable) as my daily driver for now.
Yes, I use MX (based on Debian 12 stable) as my daily driver.
I use lmde 6 which is also based on debian 12
I tried Linux Mint Debian Edition (aka LMDE) for about a day before deciding to spin up a copy of Debian 12 using GNOME, my preferred DE, which is why I am here today. I cut my Linux teeth on Ubuntu from a very early edition which encouraged me to ditch Widoze and move on without regret.
Good on you. If you can move from one OS to another like that there is really no limit to that you can achieve.
I used Debian / Gnome almost exclusively for several years.
Have you tried a VM yet? The easiest VM to get started with is Gnome Boxes. With a VM you can try any linux distro without having to do a hard install. Most modern PC’s are VM capable.
@nevj
No, steered away from VMs for no specific reason other than I haven’t really encountered a need. I’ve been using Ventoy to spin up interesting .iso’s for experimenting with different distros but I think I’m all done with that now and have at long last settled on a distro which does what it says on the tin (for me anyway). I still maintain a Ubuntu presence but that has been downgraded to my scratch PC so if I mess it up, it really doesn’t matter.
I’ve got it down to four: MXLinux, Raspberry/Devuan, Lubuntu, and FunOS. They all do what I need, without exception. They all use .deb packages, so I can operate my ancient Canon MF4450. And they all have endearing local quirks that are constantly entertaining.
I have abandoned .rpm packages, KDE in any form, tiling, and anything remotely connected with Arch. I can still add a couple of 150G partitions to sandbox new and different distros, as well as Boxes. Debian, while the very reliable parent of most of these, is just a bit boring. Maybe after I turn 80 I’ll give it another shot.
I think I am close to that too.
Thanks for that bill, not seen that version before, looks very similar to xfce.
I am in spain at the mo, when i clicked to look got a really strange site, then adding linux got me to the correct one. Must learn to read before i click a link
Check out the package manager in FunOS. It shows up when you click the ‘Documentation’ entry in the menu.
Have you seen the GUI package manager in Solus?.. it is the best I have encountered.
I’ll bet that was fun 
I’ll get my coat…
Agreed. Solus seems well thought out. What I like about the FunOS package manager scheme is that in a week it made me ten times more comfortable using the console and the apt command. I’d wager it’s the most unique learning system going.
No coat needed here its 26 ° I will put a drink behind tge bar for you just mention my name…
It’s about that around here, too. White frost on everything!
I always forget temperature is different arond the world
Ours is 26 centigrade guess yours is Fahrenheit so no white stuff for us, except on the false Christmas trees
I spent a good part of my working life calling all over the world. The degree to which most people can’t understand different time/climate/hemisphere zones is astounding.