long time xubuntu user, now on 24.04.

debian comes with embedded programs like libreoffice, which I use, but versions are very old and I like using the newest versions available. with debian 12.5 I could use flatpak to get the newest version, but could I then get rid of the pre installed old version?

debian’s default graphics look also prehistoric. Can I change that installing other styles? (that’s what they’re called in xubuntu: adwaita, greybird…)

with debian you are asked to choose the environment: xfce, mate… how troublesome is to change those after installation?

Surprising that debian 12.5 is 0.7 GiB large, whereas the xubuntu 24.04 is 4 GiB. This doesn’t mean that xubuntu has bloatware, but simply much more pre installed packages, right?

  • Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    It’s very simple to have multiple desktop environments installed. You can select which one to use from the login screen, or launch X from a console and then start the DE from the command line.

    It would be no problem to remove the office software you’re not using. I doubt that’s connected to any other packages through dependencies.