I had a great time using Netrunner 17.06 (KDE based on Debian Testing) last year after I ditched Windows 7 (8 & 10+ are never getting on my systems). I kid you not...Netrunner consistenly used 390MB of RAM at startup. Yes, KDE Plasma! I was shocked too.
Never had any problems with stability. But just a minor wart here & there which I attribute to KDE. If my laptop went to sleep and I woke it up, once in a little while (not too often), I'd enter my password but it won't let me back in. I'm betting it has something to do explicitly with KDE. I'd go look in the task manager and I'd see another plasma process (I forget the name of the daemon, but there's only supposed to be one running per session -- if I'm not mistaken). Just minor stuff like that but never an issue with anything else.
Otherwise it was efficient and fast - just like Xfce - but looked really modern thanks to all the niceties that come with KDE Plasma.
Right now, I'm running MX Linux so Xfce is my main desktop. No complaints! Fast, stable, predictable. Everything just works! But I would love to see them do an official KDE spin. I think it would make MX Linux even more popular.
Now that my old favourite desktop (MATE) is now built with Gnome 3 components, I'm noticing that distros based on the latest MATE are heavier compared to Xfce. Could it be Gnome 3's dependence on systemd?
At least MX Linux is systemd free. That's another reason why it is most likely so darn stable, light & reliable.
I have no problems from using Pidgin in the past to connect to other networks. Never tried the SIP stuff with it though.
Once the disruptive Telegram app adds video calling (down the road), it's going to shake up the messenger space big time.
I don't use Skype any more because I just don't trust Microsoft. Same thing with WhatsApp after the Facebook borg assimilated it.
Telegram I trust completely. It's fast, efficient (not bloated like Skype!), secure, looks great, runs on every platform (I'm looking at you, WhatsApp!), and supremely innovative. It's best days are ahead of it once it launches its own crypto currency to be used among its 200+ million users - a huge potential marketplace of sophisticated users.
I had a great time using Netrunner 17.06 (KDE based on Debian Testing) last year after I ditched Windows 7 (8 & 10+ are never getting on my systems). I kid you not...Netrunner consistenly used 390MB of RAM at startup. Yes, KDE Plasma! I was shocked too.
Never had any problems with stability. But just a minor wart here & there which I attribute to KDE. If my laptop went to sleep and I woke it up, once in a little while (not too often), I'd enter my password but it won't let me back in. I'm betting it has something to do explicitly with KDE. I'd go look in the task manager and I'd see another plasma process (I forget the name of the daemon, but there's only supposed to be one running per session -- if I'm not mistaken). Just minor stuff like that but never an issue with anything else.
Otherwise it was efficient and fast - just like Xfce - but looked really modern thanks to all the niceties that come with KDE Plasma.
Right now, I'm running MX Linux so Xfce is my main desktop. No complaints! Fast, stable, predictable. Everything just works! But I would love to see them do an official KDE spin. I think it would make MX Linux even more popular.
Now that my old favourite desktop (MATE) is now built with Gnome 3 components, I'm noticing that distros based on the latest MATE are heavier compared to Xfce. Could it be Gnome 3's dependence on systemd?
At least MX Linux is systemd free. That's another reason why it is most likely so darn stable, light & reliable.