I've decided to switch my Main PC from Kubuntu Linux, to Manjaro Linux - and have ordered a new SSD to install it on. Should be here in a couple of days, so this will be a Memorial Day weekend project.
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One thing I've noticed, with having Manjaro installed on my Laptop, is that the regular software manager was able to upgrade JRiver Media Center from v30 to v31. On my Kubuntu system, I would have to download a v31 installer from the JRiver MC Forums, and run it on the command line. What that does, is install the new version beside the old version - so they're both on the system simultaneously. I think I prefer the upgrade way of doing things, rather than the dual install.
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*** Question about Kernels ***
On my Laptop, the option to keep using the regular LTS Kernel, or install a Real Time Kernel popped-up.
Just to see what might happen, I installed the RT Kernel - but I couldn't really detect any obvious differences, with the light usage that it gets.
On my Main PC, which is where I will be continuing to rip my CD collection using MC31, and where I watch YouTube videos and listen to music - I'm wondering whether the RT Kernel would be the preferred one to install?
The Main PC is a Desktop system (Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12-Cores/24-Threads), 64GB RAM) that I assembled.