I do not use Mint personally, but there are enough FReepers here that do use it, that I thought I'd post this how-to article about it.
Posted on 07/03/2018 4:36:33 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I do not use Mint personally, but there are enough FReepers here that do use it, that I thought I'd post this how-to article about it.
I’m still waiting on the 18.3 to 19 install through the Update Manager. I’m not geek enough to do the install on top of 18.3 from the iso file.
I have mint on a laptop that I use some.
Bookmark for later.
(I owe, I owe, so off to work I go...)
Greatly appreciated, thank you ;^)
(WIll have to install KDE as soon as I finish with 18.3)
I’m running Mint 18.3 on my laptop (as I write this) and on my home desktop system. I’ve always used the KDE versions of Mint... When it says “no KDE version of 19.0...” does that mean no KDE spin of it *yet* or that they are no-longer going to provide a KDE version of the distro? :-(
Cool! Of all the Linux distros I like Mint/Cinnamon best.
I used Ubuntu until my son (an pro IT) turned me on to Mint. I love the Cinnamon desktop look and feel. It’s the most Windows like in terms of experience — the start screen and dock are positioned out of the box in familiar locals. So, it was an easy transition.
But best of all it is a Unix variant supporting all the software development tools I want: C++ (and GNU tool chain), Python, Go, Emacs, Git, Bash, et al.
I checked last week and 19 had not yet been released. But I see it was released on the 29th (last Friday). Installing it now...
Mint is pulling their support of KDE.. so.. if you still want to use KDE, then you will have to manually install KDE after the initial install (18.3 is that last version of Mint KDE, but it will still be supported until 2021).
I flirted with Linux about 9 years ago. The problem is that all of my software is designed for Windows, and I pay for the windows office suite. I don’t want to fool around with it. My computer has become a commodity, like a car. I don’t soup up my car, either. No racing stripes, no toilet paper oil filters, etc.
When I used to build my own computers, I’d have been all over Linux, but most people don’t want to fool around with their computer any more than they want to fool around with their car, their dishwasher, or their lawn mower. They buy it, they use it, and they replace it when it breaks. Linux is for hobbyists, which is a dwindling breed as the newness of the tech wears off. A computer is a tool. I buy the tool for the job.
My understanding is that they will no longer have a KDE spin of Mint. If I am wrong, someone will correct me.
I'm tired of messing and fiddling with Windows, and being subject to their idea of when I should upgrade or not.
Anyone do an Ubuntu 16.04 to Mint 19 migration? Any tips?
But you had to install it. And you had to make sure all of your software works with it.
I compare it to a car. I expect to buy it, turn the key, change the oil, replace the tires, rinse and repeat for a few hundred thousand miles.
Getting ready to upgrade a machine from 18.3 to 19. Can use some of these tips.
“Linux is for hobbyists, “
Ummmm, no. I do books, media, databases, spreadsheets, real estate software, cad, documentaries, and more. No hobbyist here. And it saves me a buttload of money.
My take has always been that if you use Linux you are, by definition, a hobbyist. I say that as someone that used to build my own computers and even tried Linux and also used OS/2 and OS/2 Warp.
I also used to have a beta vcr.
I’ve dumped all that and now just go with the flow. Oddly, I’ve really learned to love windows 10, even though I’m no fan of the company.
And yes, I tried Wine. Not impressed.
Thanks. Bkmk.
I just built (from scratch) 12 Linux servers since I posted this thread. They are fully built and configured, joined to the domain, and jsut about ready for the customer to start using them.
I don't build hobbyist computers. I'm in the datacenter where the real power is.
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