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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux |
| Subject | Re: Help with a distro of Linux |
| Date | 2016-09-22 19:54 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <D409E788.7E1B7%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
| References | <ns0pjo$18if$1@gioia.aioe.org> <ns24jb$1abq$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
On 9/22/16, 7:38 PM, in article ns24jb$1abq$1@gioia.aioe.org, "F Volker" <here@home.net> wrote: > On 09/22/2016 09:24 PM, Big Al wrote: >> I'm using Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3 64bit. > > [snip] > >> But I wonder if there are other DE that are similar or distros that are >> similar and might be better. I guess I chose mint because it was high >> on distro watch so I guessed it was best. Maybe there isn't but I'd >> take suggestions. I can load any in my VM and test. >> > There is no answer to this. Persons with advanced technical > knowledge/aptitude may find Mint a 'boring' distro because it's working > mostly free of trouble. > > I fall under the 'technical challenged' category and am very happy with > Mint 17.3 KDE installed to my desktop computer. I like Mint... likely my favorite distro... but for ME personally I think KDE is garbage. Just curious what you find appealing about it. > I got carried away installing Mint18 KDE to my laptop computer and am > unimpressed with its desktop environment; In my view and personal > experience this particular KDE version is unstable and less configurable > than the version in 17.3; it was released to soon imho. Oh! I am behind the times and thought it was still in beta... downloading now. Even if I am not a fan of KDE I like to tinker. > I stumbled across Maui Linux and found it much more responsive, stable > and configurable than Mint18 KDE. It's easily installed to a USB stick > and after only a few live sessions replaced it wit Mint18 KDE - good > move as far as I am concerned! > You could try Maui Linux in your VM; Good luck... These days I tend to run Linux in a VM... keeps me in the loop but a lot of what I do is sadly not done as well in Linux. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? <http://youtu.be/_dMbXGLW9PI> * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk> * OS / Word Processor Comparison: <http://youtu.be/w6Qcl-w7s5c>
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Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 10:24 -0400
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 08:11 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 11:42 -0400
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 10:10 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-09-22 16:30 +0100
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2016-09-22 15:41 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-09-22 18:26 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux azigni <azigni@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-22 17:12 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2016-09-22 11:44 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-24 11:52 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 13:49 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-23 00:02 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-22 18:46 -0400
Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-23 01:46 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux mick <nospam@junk.mail> - 2016-09-23 01:41 +0100
Re: Help with a distro of Linux F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-23 09:38 +0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-22 19:54 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux F Volker <here@home.net> - 2016-09-23 14:55 +0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 11:24 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:22 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:29 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:31 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:34 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:43 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 17:44 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:55 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 18:00 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-09-23 16:23 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-09-23 18:30 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 17:02 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-09-23 20:43 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 21:41 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-09-23 22:51 +0100
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-09-23 21:59 +0000
Re: Help with a distro of Linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-09-24 00:00 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 16:14 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 09:41 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-09-23 08:29 -0700
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 14:02 +0200
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Big Al <Big_Al@invalid.com> - 2016-09-23 10:53 -0400
Re: Help with a distro of Linux Askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2016-09-23 20:10 +0200
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