- mate desktop is leightweight
- easy to use (“start” menu is top left and hopefully will FOREVER stay there)
- consistent simplified design
hostnamectl; # tested on Static hostname: debian12 Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64 Architecture: x86-64 su - root apt update # just install the core bare minimum desktop apt install mate-desktop-environment lightdm # including office tools + firefox apt install mate-desktop-environment-extras reboot