[nine_k]

> about Ubuntu, or gnome, or systemd

Looks like it. I'm running Void Linux without all these, and it feels simple and lightweight. Also fast.

(OTOH when I have to work with BSD userland utilities that are part of macOS, I often miss the GNU extensions, e.g. to `date` or to `awk`.)

[blandflakes]

If you're using some kind of window manager or desktop environment, do you mind me asking which one?

[nine_k]

Xfce, with its WM.