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Why switch to Windows 10 or a Mac when you can use Linux Mint 17.3 instead?
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| February 3, 2016
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Posted on 02/03/2016 11:22:43 AM PST by dennisw
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:22:43 AM PST
by
dennisw
To: dennisw
Because you can’t play Call of Duty on Mint?
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:23:39 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: dennisw
why own a Chevrolet, when you can by a Rambler?
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:24:26 AM PST
by
brivette
To: dennisw
Is Mint hardware? Because a Mac is the hardware. It comes with the software. Now it can also run Windows, and Linux.
But Mac is hardware. Very good hardware IMHO.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:29:20 AM PST
by
AFreeBird
To: AppyPappy
There’s that. I just found out “Homeworld Remastered” (an RTS game) is now available on the Mac.
Yeah!
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:31:30 AM PST
by
AFreeBird
To: dennisw
Thanks! I will save this for when I get closer to the 2017 no more 7 updating. If it’s easy, it’s for me.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:34:32 AM PST
by
huldah1776
( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:35:04 AM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw
Because I have these things called peripherals that I depend on, and would rather plug them in and have the machine make them work, than having to find bootleg generic drivers that dont really work, nor have to screw around with config files or a terminal in order to get them to sort of work.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:39:04 AM PST
by
VanDeKoik
To: huldah1776
Windows 7 will be updated until 2020. I have kept windows 7 and did not take Microsoft’s free offer of Windows 10.
After 2020 I will move to windows 8.1 or Linux. I might put Mint Linux 17.3 on a spare computer right now...in fact I should.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:39:49 AM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: dennisw
I put the soon-to-be ex on Linux Mint 17.2 so as not to have to deal with her complaints about Win x. No issues since. It all just works.
I use it on one of my older laptops and it’s great.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:41:49 AM PST
by
Noumenon
(Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
To: dennisw
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:42:52 AM PST
by
Sergio
(An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
To: VanDeKoik
Linus Mint 17.2 is particularly good about recognizing newly attached devices. Nice NOT to have to mess with config files.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:43:27 AM PST
by
Noumenon
(Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
To: dennisw
LOL doubt my laptop will last that long. Maybe I’ll build my own.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:44:09 AM PST
by
huldah1776
( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
To: dennisw
I’ve been using Mint on my desktop and laptop PC’s for about a year. It is so fast and I have never had a crash or lockup. The pc’s are dual boot with Windows 10 (the snail), but I never boot up windows.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:45:48 AM PST
by
r_barton
(We the People of the United States...)
To: dennisw
Would my Windows programs work with that? What about the older ones (XP-based)?
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:46:21 AM PST
by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Noumenon
I thot you’d say that the soon-to-be would put OUT on her win-x!!!
To: dennisw
my eyes glazed over.....tech savvy, not
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:47:06 AM PST
by
onona
(Where are you tonight, my sweet Marie)
To: dennisw
Having spent most of my time in “corporate” versions of Nix such as RHEL, what’s the draw with Mint? I use Ubuntu at home, and I love it. Is Mint just dumbed down? Can you choose between Gnome and KDE, or is it pre-packaged?
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:47:07 AM PST
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:48:17 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: dennisw
...can't run Sibelius on any flavor of linux...can't run Unreal tournament on any flavor of Linux.
I need music composition support.
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posted on
02/03/2016 11:49:29 AM PST
by
Banjoguy
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