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It seems Linux Mint is dropping GNU coreutils in favor of rust-coreutils following Ubuntu. (blog.linuxmint.com)
submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@literature.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev
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Clem talks about that in the comments. What are some no hassle, Debian based, rustless distros as alternative to Mint?

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[-] p4rzivalrp2@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

I mean my cs teacher still uses fluxbox, but on the other hand that's how I know what it is, so you might be somewhat right

[-] neighborhoodnerd21@mastodon.social 0 points 2 hours ago

@p4rzivalrp2 you can still install them but openbox hasnt had an update since 2015. the repo isnt archived but main hasnt been touched in 12 years. fluxbox hasnt had an update in just as long strangely but there is recent activity to the the repo so maybe its still alive. also maybe they are so simple and stable that they haven’t required any updates but what will happen in the future? how long until theyre not even possible to install?

[-] p4rzivalrp2@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

Yeah that is very weird, idk ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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