Post #453707
2026-01-25 18:20 UTC
#openindiana with the MATE desktop feels like Linux from the 2000s but with a modern browser and file system.
I was able to install everything on the 16GB drive, but because of the image-based packages there isn't enough room to upgrade.
I think a 32GB ssd would be sufficient and more than 64GB would be ideal and not require you to aggressively dump images.
This OS is an intriguing alternative to Linux and the BSDs.
Replies (3)
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@lymenzies@fosstodon.org 2026-01-25 19:06
Which OS should be next? I have a few 16GB drives left.
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@ytc1@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-01-25 21:16
@lymenzies@fosstodon.org yeah, but Firefox.....
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@TheBen@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 23:01
@lymenzies@fosstodon.org I quite like MATE. I have memories of Ubuntu in 2008ish and it was good, then they went Gnome 3 and I was like WTH! And dropped it. Much later found out about MATE being a Gnome 2 derivative. These days I am very much a KDE person but MATE is probably my second fave DE.