Hi all :)
I manage a handful of websites and their emails using the PortableApps suite on Windows, so have a separate browser and mail client for each one. This has worked well for years, but now I’m switching to Linux, Mint specifically. I’ve read that I can set up profiles on Firefox and probably Thunderbird, or maybe run separate instances with things like AppImages, but it sounds like it’s a messy solution, and could end up with me using the wrong profile by mistake
What I want to do is set up a virtual machine for each site, and have a completely separate instance of the programs, and hopefully a way to easily transfer the machines to other systems if needs be.
I’d prefer to use a Debian / Ubuntu based distro with Apt and the ‘Windows’ style desktop, as that’s what I’m already used to, but am I better off installing Mint and stripping it down, or is there something more suited to this?
Thanks in advance :)
two popular choices for the container lifestyle are Debian Stable and Alpine (to the point it’s almost sacrilegious to run Alpine on the desktop)
Good choices, thanks :)
Alpine looks insane, with those low storage requirements. I need to try it out and see how I get on with the package manager though.
I use Alpine with Gnome 45. Works excellent for browsing web.
The package manager for Alpine is…so fast. The community (IRC/Gitlab) is responsive and helpful.
Alpine is great on the desktop too! I use it on all my desktops, laptops and servers.