tuxgeek.me — Linux Mint, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead. It brings something a lot of distro have tried: simplicity, functionality, and of course looks. Let’s see what makes Linux Mint fresh and if it’s worth switching from Ubuntu.
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dburanenNov 10, 2008
Mint or Ubuntu or Debian, I won't argue against any of them.apt-get == awesome
mrcdawgNov 11, 2008
lmao wow well i guess i better clarify myself.....1. Linux, as it is now, requires the user to know how to run the terminal. Sure I can install programs graphically but most require some knowledge in command line.3. I'm talking about giving this to the general public, aka my parents, my wife, my son, they are not going to know how to do these. Windows does not have this and its frankly easier to use for the general public
smotpokerNov 11, 2008
s**t, wrong reply button."when following documentation." should read "when following a tutorial/instructions that explicitly say 'copy & paste the following line:'"
Closed AccountNov 11, 2008
You realise that digg is not the only source of traffic? And that 70 diggs could mean 50,000 hits but only 70 people dugg the story?
webcrumbNov 11, 2008
Why didn't he just run Linux *from* the USB stick?
tehdoctorNov 11, 2008
It's slow at searching, but I use eix for searching. You don't notice speed so much during a merge because of the latency involved in downloading the packages.Although I agree paludis is pretty nice.
yahoofromNov 11, 2008
Let me tell you about my Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex installation experience.I spent 2 days to fix the static ip address internet connection issue until I installed WICD.I spent 3 days to find how to fix no audio issue.For me, Intrepid was a downgrade from Hardy.
Closed AccountNov 11, 2008
Coat of paint over deprecated Ubuntu
custangroNov 11, 2008
I used Linux now for years….so when Ubuntu came into the “spotlight” I was happy that there was a “friendly distro” (because coming home from work after compiling all day…you really don’t want to compile on you desktop!).I liked it but felt that it wasn’t “there” yet.. There was still things that I needed to customize and install.Then I tried Mint…Mint is the perfect example how someone took something that was already good…and made it better! _CAN_ you customize Ubuntu like Mint? Or course...but I don't want to; I do that at work all day...I just want something that works on install...-C
grindmygearsNov 11, 2008
yum and rpm is where it's at. What more do you need?
sanford42Nov 11, 2008
I tried AWN, but then I stumbled across Cairo, and liked it a lot more. I wish the two projects would merge.
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