default breeze, the black one

EDIT : Downloaded a win 3.1 dark version just for the hell of it , since you prompted me https://store.kde.org/p/999998

TL;DR : Just install try the live ISO of one of these :

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ (click the one that says LXQt or XFCE)
https://lubuntu.me/ (this OS is specifically aimed at beginners)
https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/

Let me answer your problem.

The techinician you are relying on is presenting you with a typical use case. When you say “linux” there are several variants for different reasons. If you want to run a modern user interface like KDE or Gnome on a specialised version of linux for gaming that comes with a heavy install, like Bazzite, and do things like stream videos on your browser while having various internet tabs open, 2gb Ram might struggle, but it also might not.

There are specifically lightweight linux variants that you can use with user interfaces that are trying to be lighter. I can’t find the system requirements for LXqt, but some AI will say it is 512mb of ram. Either way, if you download a live ISO , put it on a flash disk and try it out (not install it) you can see how it performs in your system without losing any data or having any problems… unless you do something funky like install it or mess around with just yanking out the USB you put the ISO onto.

Here are some official sources for versions of linux that use LXQt. I have never tried it, but I have a shitty laptop with similar specs, and I run XFCE which is a similar approach, and it does fine, even when watching videos online.

https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ (click the one that says LXQt or XFCE)
https://lubuntu.me/ (this OS is specifically aimed at beginners)
https://fedoraproject.org/spins/lxqt/

The ones I have linked you to, Debian and Fedora , are mainstream, regular, basic versions of linux that should not be overbearing. There are many, many many variants that do various things to make themselves even more efficient, and you can feel free to dig further. Ubuntu might have a bit more stuff “bundled in” to make it easier for you to get familiarised with linux. What I 100% recommend is that you try them out on “Live ISO” versions first, so you can get a feel for if you are interested in proceeding or not.

If you want more information, you can check out this video that shows variations on linux on 3 levels of hardware, and action retro shows alternative operating systems on “retro” computers, which might help you choose a version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGf8zVt3MI

https://www.youtube.com/@ActionRetro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhL1s9kd1Fo

EDIT : My “heavy” linux is Debian with KDE. I am happy with it on 8gb ram. My “shitty” linux is LMDE (linux mint debian edition), which came with gnome, and I ripped that out and installed XFCE to make it run better. I DO NOT RECOMMEND A NEWER PERSON TRY THIS UNTIL THEY ARE READY TO LOSE ALL DATA OR REINSTALL A FRESH OS ON THAT MACHINE.

Sure, but the thing is that the punisher doesn’t commit violent acts against criminals at night, get up in the morning and put on a suit and hurt them systematically in the morning.

He just kills them

If the whole comic/show was just a guy callously trying to send everyone to jail for as long as possible the whole time it would be very one dimensional and REALLY boring

A superhero that beats the shit out of a criminal, hands them to the cops, goes in as his day job to prosecute them might as well be “the man with no chill”

Ow the edge

The editorializing is distasteful. The actual title is “New York archdiocese to pay $800 million to settle sex abuse cases”

do you have a link showing that due to brexit more intellectuals are arriving in the uk as well?

Yeah, one programmer left. It was me.

https://fastercapital.com/content/The-Brexodus-Brain-Drain--Losing-Talent-in-the-Wake-of-Brexit.html

Here’s one of several links you can find if you search for “Brain drain post Brexit”

I’ll tell you how the numbers changed: educated, hardworking and capable native born and already migrated people left and will keep leaving.

I vouch that

I have only seen the first ep of GoT, and heard about some bits here and there. I don’t even know if they are already dead.

continuing the previous story … https://lemmy.world/post/46762149/23703893

I’m glad this is happening. It came at a heavy price , but at least some good is coming off it.

Well, I don’t like reruns, but I prefer this one over the other one they were pitching /s

/uj at least it serves as trust building/calibration of current who behaviour that it’s not calling hantavirus a health emergency yet

are you going to post about this everyday until what? Rimu commits suicide? What’s your end goal?

Removed by mod

thank you for the rec

I’m half “my computer sucks and I don’t want to risk making a mistake and install it on my actual real HD and kill my projects” and half “I prefer just jamming shit on the trashpad” and half "what’s your recommended way of spinning up VMs? I’m on debian btw

fantastic, ever since the Dylan debacle I was looking to at least try a non systemd distro, I will try to install it in a few months on my trashtop we use for kids vids

does it use Systemd or not? wikipedia was unclear :

MX-25 “Infinity” was released on 9 November 2025 and was built on Debian 13 “trixie”.[32] Standard kernel is 6.12.43 with Liquorix 6.15 for the Advanced Hardware Support “AHS”. New is the deb822 sources format. The installer can “replace” an existing install and offers zram swap. Support for Secure Boot. KDE is version 6.3.6 with both Wayland and X11 sessions available. All releases are available with Systemd. The Xfce, Xfce-AHS, and Fluxbox releases are also available in sysVint variants.[33] MX-25.1 With the release of 25.1, Dual Init is now again possible.[34] This includes both systemd and SysVinit[35] init systems on the same ISO.[1]

I love the way sometimes it’s “fuck him and everything he stands for!” and other times “damn straight, I stand with him for the things he stands for!”

I have not even interacted with Rimu in any way for days prior to getting kicked from the PieFed developer Matrix channels.

Is this a continuation of this? :

https://lemmy.world/post/46576528

Rimu doesn’t want authoritarians. I have never interacted with them personally, but it seems that this is causing issues for some people.