Posted on 01/22/2019 3:55:51 AM PST by ShadowAce
I am NOT Mint user. I run Red Hat and Fedora.
For later.
bfl
Thanks!
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I have an old hand-me-down system with *Gasp!* Vista on it.
That might be a good place to start!
Presuming you are referring to a desktop and not a server, what does Fedora provide that you cannot get from Ubuntu or other debian based operating systems?
Personally, it provides me with 100% familiarity with my work systems that I am responsible for (1500+).
Historically, it is what I am used to. I began my Linux journey around 1994 using Red Hat.
Really, the main thing that is different between Fedora and Ubuntu is the package manager, and some slight differences in the filesystem layout and usage. Once you put a GUI on your system, they are pretty much identical, from an end-user point of view. They are quite different from a systems admin/support point of view.
Thank you.
I have run linux on my desktop here at home for about 15 years. I can say categorically that it is not “hard.” My wife is a bonafide, card carrying technophobe, and she operates the system fine, just fine, to do all that she normally does. She surfs the web, emails, listens to music. I installed windows in a virtual box (never mind if you don’t know what that is, save that it is like running a full blown Windows session “inside” linux), because she had so many questions about things her friends told her to do. She said “I hate this thing. There are so many updates and security warnngs and all kinds of distractions. I want to go “back” to Linux. I just smiled.
Linux is designed to let YOU decide what you want it to do, how you want it to look, how it behaves and lots of other tech-geeky “wow” things. However, if you want something that “just works” which is almost impossible to get a virus. There has not been a virus for linux since the 80’s... I think). You can compromise it, but you have to WORK at it :) .
The old days when you asked a question and got ridiculed, mocked or roughly rebuked for not knowing anything are long gone. There are youtube vids by the score telling you how to do most anything.
There are alt programs to do MOST of what you want to do, as well. Some, like GIMP, are not quite as robust as Photoshop, and some games just won’t “go” on Linux, but again, the vast vast majority of what your average user does can be done faster, safer, and most delightfully, FREE, with Linux.
Again, thanks for the plug.
No problems at all with installing or using Mint; except one thing: how does one get the sound to work?
Gimp, for example, instead of Photoshop
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Gimp is terrible compared to Photoshop.
I like Inkscape, though, but I only use it for simple tasks.
Bfl
I have Mint (Xfce) on one machine, but haven’t used it for awhile - my main distro is Xubuntu.
Do the other flavors of Mint (Cinnamon/MATE) have the panel (”tray” to the Windows users) at top by default? I know when I’ve tried diff distros sometimes it’s at the top by default. That might tend to be pesky for some people used to Windows.
Also, for burning a Mint/other Linux distros to USB - I’ve found these programs to be very good -
Universal USB Installer -
https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3
Rufus -
https://rufus.ie
There are more than a few Linux distros designed for people coming from Windows - tho, personally, I’d stay in the Mint/Ubuntu family tree.
There is a large variety of Linux distros, in general, to choose from, the overwhelming majority are free.
If someone’s is interested in giving one a test ride, they can narrow down what they might be looking for using the search page at DistroWatch.
https://distrowatch.com/search.php
This video may also be of interest -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI7QQqnV1P8
Very good, this has been my experience also.Thank you for sharing! One thing to note and should be shared is that while Linux does not need antivirus ware itself, It can pass viruses off from one MS system to another MS system.
But this is the same with ALL systems if a received file is not scanned and cleaned up before it is forwarded to someone else. Such as issues with photos emails and Etc.that might have viruses. While it won’t affect Linux on the way through, it might affect someone you forward that file to next.
But this is on the MS user to make sure they have their own protections in place and use them. Or if you want to scan and check files on the way through there are linux antivirus programs for doing this. Even though the linux doesn’t need this, it can be used to make sure you are not forwarding anything dirty if you want to be cool and make this effort for others.
Thanks again for sharing your positive Linux experience!
BKMK
The newer Mint Mate and Cinnamon have the bar at the bottom just like windows. And the “Menu” button is in the bottom left corner where the “start” button is in windows 7. And all the tools and applets are on the right bottom just like they are in windows, time/calendar, network connections, battery/power, Etc.. I highly recommend Mint Cinnamon for new users familiar with windows. The left/right button mouse controls and menus all work the exact same also.
And I think the Rufus stick builder could be the easiest to use, it worked fantastic for me so thanks for including that option!
Sound isn’t working? With everything or just a specific application?
Absolutely! Do it! You will not be sorry when it all set up.
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