New To Linux? Don’t Use Ubuntu, You’ll Probably Like Linux Mint Better Linux newbies have probably heard a lot about Ubuntu, but it isn’t the only Linux distribution. In fact, Ubuntu’s standard Unity desktop is still controversial among long-time Linux users today. Many Linux users prefer a more traditional desktop interface, and Linux Mint offers that. As Ubuntu focuses more on Ubuntu for phones, Linux Mint may be an even clearer choice in the future. No, Ubuntu isn’t terrible. Some people prefer Ubuntu’s Unity desktop and love it. But you’ll probably have an easier time getting to grips with Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu. The Issues With Ubuntu Let’s take a quick look at Ubuntu’s Unity desktop first. New users (and even experienced Linux users) will have many issues with it: GO HERE TO READ MORE http://www.howtogeek.com/208070/new-to-linux-dont-use-ubuntu-youll-probably-like-linux-mint-better/
Linux Mint 17.1 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.
might prefer crunchbang or sabayon actually.. if you can run that shite 8.1 then sabayon is going to stun you
Assuming that useless partition manager they changed to commits the changes otherwise ya ain't going nowhere,who was the genius responsible for that nonsense,have they fixed it or is it still borked edit: i'm referring to sabyon
installed nice as pie for me a few weeks back.. but on an already created partition set.. because I like cfdisk being old skool like
been dabbling with Mint recently.. having a non PAE cpu is becoming a real hassle and the only distro now providing a kernel built like that is Mint (or build your own with gentoo.. no thanks) It's 17.1 (quiana) in the bedroom.. on my antique K8N still with it's original 2005 vintage 3400+ oc @ 10% and doing stuff serious wallpaper envy or what? .. oh yeah. and finally got a widescreen monitor.. only 5 years after the entire rest of the planet
Yeap! I completely agree! I wanted to start using linux and got told the exact same thing from a friend, who is long time Ubuntu user.
Linux Mint without a doubt is the most user friendly version, especially for those coming from Windows environment. I would have switched to it completely a long time ago if only there were 2 equivalent applications were available. (1) Internet Download Manager & (2) Daum PotPlayer. Believe me Kodi is no where even close to PotPlayer in features and performance. Same holds true for VLC.
I'm still running 17 .. on completely different hardware.. same install even.. which is why I like mint.. it's pretty solid.. but that bullet will need to face teeth soon.. due to 17 reaching eol.. oh well.. every machine I have tried to dist-upgrade to 18 from 17 failed.. sooo.. luckily I has some serious hardware and some big drives.. odd to say.. actually this mint install was repo swapped from crunchbang about 5 years ago.. not done bad.. 3 different sets of hardware for the same installation... Another one which has impressed me a lot is Manjaro.. it's Arch based.. bit of a pig until you get your head around a completely different package manager and update system (and you learn about package manager configs if you miss a weekly update or two).. but that's also solid.. and it's superb on lesser older laptops..
Just thought I would come back to this 2019 post and say.. 5 years later.. it's STILL the same Mint install.. And it's truly an antique at this point.. Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00 GHz NVIDIA Corporation GK106GL [Quadro K4000]
