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Looking for a Linux distro similar to Windows 7
Self
| 12/11/2019
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Posted on 12/11/2019 3:05:26 PM PST by CatOwner
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I attempted to install Feren OS 64-bit, which is based off of Mint/Cinnamon. While I liked it via DVD, my attempt to install it aborts at about the 60% installation mark, so I am looking at other, similar alternatives.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:05:26 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: CatOwner
Linux Mint xfce is always good place to start ,Feren is put together by a kid
To: CatOwner
Fedora isn’t too bad I’ve heard
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:09:16 PM PST
by
GraceG
("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
To: CatOwner
Skip Feren and go with Linux Mint 19.1
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:11:01 PM PST
by
taxcontrol
(Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
To: butlerweave
Feren is put together by a kid Yeah, I just read that elsewhere. Probably a good idea to start elsewhere.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:11:56 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: CatOwner
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:13:07 PM PST
by
bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
To: CatOwner
To: CatOwner
To: CatOwner
I bought a Linux Mint 18 laptop, because I didn’t want to do the installation myself.
So far, Linux Mint has been okay. I do any serious computer work on my Windows 7 Desktop or laptop.
Initially, I was disappointed that Mint had problems with streaming videos. I wasn’t sure whether it was my ISP or Mint. FoxSportsGo would load the menu, but would not load the video. Ironically, CBS Sports and NBC Sports and ESPN Sports would run.
Lately, with recent browser upgrades, everything except my ISP’s WatchTV and NBC Sports won’t run, but FoxSportsGo does work.
==
Can you load via the Linux Mint installation?
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:28:06 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: CatOwner
As soon as I get off my tuckus and get a KVM switch, I'm running my spare PC with Linux Mint.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:28:08 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(..........and Epstein didn't kill himself. Yeah, I went there.)
To: Viking2002
Zorin 15 is supposed to be designed to look like Windows, and take advantage of all those who will be losing Windows 7 but don’t want to go to Windows 10.
Haven’t used it myself yet, but take a look at its pages on the Web and see if you’d like it.
To: CatOwner
I'll second the vote for Ubuntu. Loads easy, searches your devices, downloads correct drivers, and has a GUI very similar in look and feel to windows. A large library of software that you can download and it will install automatically. I ran it for many years on a 486 CPU until the ‘blue smoke’ escaped.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:33:09 PM PST
by
Traveler59
( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
To: CatOwner
I use the Elenentary OS Linux distro, which is very Mac-like. It has worked well for me the last year or so.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:34:19 PM PST
by
The Duke
(President Trump = America's Last, Best Chance)
To: CatOwner
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:37:58 PM PST
by
TChad
To: CatOwner
Once you have one of the (K,X)ubuntu flavors installed, it’s relatively easy to install a new window manager (and switch between them) with the
sudo apt-get ...
command.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:38:17 PM PST
by
SpaceBar
To: All
I had a feeling when I made this request that I would see a lot of different suggestions. I guess that's the beauty and the frustration for some with Linux.
I am going to download Mint and Xubuntu to try out both as a start. I think once I become a bit more familiar with the Linux environment, I can decide which direction I want to go.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:39:34 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: CatOwner
I use the Elenentary OS Linux distro, which is very Mac-like. It has worked well for me the last year or so.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:41:13 PM PST
by
The Duke
(President Trump = America's Last, Best Chance)
To: CatOwner
Zorin really, really looks like Windows.
Robolinux is similar, but includes the WINE Windows emulator built in, which will let you run some Windows applications.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:45:57 PM PST
by
mak5
To: CatOwner
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:47:51 PM PST
by
dhs12345
To: CatOwner
I'm a unrepentant distro hopper for years and
PCLOS is the best of the bunch. The developer's a good ol' boy from Texas.
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posted on
12/11/2019 3:50:49 PM PST
by
SanchoP
(Yippy,the next generation search engine.)
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