Posted on 07/24/2020 8:35:40 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Tech Ping
Remember if you plan us use Linux, it is pretty good at what it does. Not perfect sometimes, but better than average. And it is limited in what it can do. For general desktop stuff, it is adequate.
But you can't beat free and the fact that it supports old hardware (computers).
Me likee Mint.
Only complaint is the startup chime, which to me is like nails on chalkboard.
Slackware. Once you figure out how to configure everything by hand, any other distribution is cake.
Centos is rocket fast
I love Ubuntu because of the level of support of almost all hardware and packages and love the Mint desktop. You can install Cinnamon on Ubuntu and make the desktop act like Mint. That is my preference. The best of both worlds. Ubuntu depth and Mint friendliness.
For non-Linux people there is a prepackaged version @ https://ubuntucinnamon.org/
how do you go about authenticating the download? i didn’t see any verification number (Can’t remember what it’s called- it’s a security number to make sure the download is authentic and not mucked with)
Bump for Linux Mint
Only complaint is the startup chime, which to me is like nails on chalkboard.
Me too. Been running it long enough to start forgetting how to operate windows. :D
I long ago turned off all the sounds. Too distracting and I don't need them.
For beginners in search of a Mac or Windows replacement, I’d suggest Elementary or Zorin, followed by Linux Mint. The other two mentioned in the article are server level installs.
Linux Mint is versatile, but not nearly as seamless as Zorin or Elementary.
I run Fedora. It is similar to CentOS as it is the upstream distro for CentOS/Red Hat. Mainly, I run it due to familiarity, but also because I am a RH admin for work, so it keeps environments pretty close.
Twenty years ago I bought a boxed Slackware distro because it had an instruction book with it. Nobody told me it was supposed to be hard to learn. ;)
I just realized you were asking for this: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ubuntu-cinnamon-remix/
MD5’s and SHA’s posted there.
Thanks. I might try it. The regular distribution works well for me.
ah yep that’s it- couldn’t for thel ife of me remember what they were called- thanks for the link
I have to have Gnome Mahjong.
Thanks for posting this. I am planning on putting Mint on my laptop, which is running windows (8.1?). I don’t have any specific Windows software requirements, so if the linux works out, will I be able to get rid of all the installed Windows (and Acer) software? I am new to this, but I will be able to figure it out.
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