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To: ShadowAce

I’ve used Linux Mint on my laptop for 5 years and use Windoze only for programs that I absolutely cannot find on Linux. If it requires a reboot, it is done in 2 minutes. NO 45 minute reboot and updates.


3 posted on 08/26/2022 7:04:20 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Same here. Kubuntu is my daily driver. dual boot alongside Win 7 Pro which is not allowed to connect and has updates turned off. Tuns like the day I installed it. So does Kubuntu for that matter but it gets regular updates. Speaking if which.


5 posted on 08/26/2022 7:06:59 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Really like how well Linux Mint Cinnamon runs on $30 Chrome boxes from eBay. Just wish I could get VNC to work with Cinnamon vs just xfce,


9 posted on 08/26/2022 7:26:56 AM PDT by bigbob (z)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

My first Mint 18.3 install is 6 years old and still problem free. And I have never updated it once... :)


13 posted on 08/26/2022 7:58:13 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I’ve used Linux Mint on my laptop ... If it requires a reboot, it is done in 2 minutes.

I have a 5 year old Linux Mint Toshiba laptop, i-3. It had a regular laptop hard drive. Recently, I replaced that HD with a 500MB Solid State drive. I am running Mint 20.3. When I need to reboot, it loads in about 12-15 seconds. The old drive took at least a full minute or more.

Solid State drives are the way to go anymore. I paid around $50 for the one I use in the Toshiba laptop.

I haven't upgraded to Mint 21. I have read that some are having trouble with it. I will reconsider when Mint 21.1 comes out.

15 posted on 08/26/2022 9:15:08 AM PDT by TomGuy
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