Re: Debian 13 Trixie GUI desktop environments
On Saturday, August 30th, 2025 at 9:40 PM, Lee <ler762@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
>
> > Subject: Debian 13 Trixie GUI desktop environments
> >
> > Good day from Singapore,
> >
> > Debian 13 Trixie release notes:
> >
> > [QUOTE]
> >
> > The user can choose among different desktop environments to try: GNOME, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE, LXQt, and Xfce.
> >
> > [/QUOTE]
> >
> > Link: https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250809
> >
> > May I know which desktop environment is the closest resemblance to Windows 10 or 11?
>
>
> I like Debian + Xfce and the Chicago95 theme minus the Chicago95 icons.
>
> You can get the Chicago95 theme at: https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95
>
> What I like about it is that the scrollbars are always visible. And
> wide enough to be seen - as compared to the themes that come with
> Debian Xfce that ... well, I'll be nice and just say they're designed
> for the kiddies that grew up with a smart phone and that horrible user
> interface that tries to save screen real estate by hiding the
> scrollbars.
>
> Another critical piece needed is needrestart to tell you if you need
> to reboot after updating the software on your machine. I don't know
> why it isn't included in the software recommended with the Synaptic
> graphical package manager.
> Also required is something that tells you there are software updates
> you should install. Maybe there's already a package that does that -
> I don't know. I ended up writing my own script.
>
> Regards
> Lee
You mean Debian doesn't inform you if your OS needs an update?
Regards,
Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Targeted Individuals Singapore
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