Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Butash
In my attempts to flee ubuntu before (unsuccessful), I tried mint debian edition on my new laptop, and found it to be something of a basketcase. Graphic issues, lock-ups, very odd app issues, lack of proprietary support (ahem, vmware, amd), etc with cinnamon, switched to mate, found it to be b

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Stephen Partington
But they are based on an Ubuntu core so that will have an effect. On Aug 3, 2015 1:23 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > Mint is NOT ubuntu. > > On 8/3/15, Kevin Fries wrote: > > I thought about trying Mint, but Ubuntu makes some horrible design > > choices. Went to Arch, and have never looked back.

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Stephen Partington
You can get a Debian core Mint now as well (on version 2 based on Debian Jessie.) On Aug 3, 2015 1:16 PM, "Kevin Fries" wrote: > I thought about trying Mint, but Ubuntu makes some horrible design > choices. Went to Arch, and have never looked back. If it isn't in pacman, > AUR almost always has

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Havens
On 8/3/15, Michael Havens wrote: > I've been using Mint since version 12. > > On 8/3/15, Keith Smith wrote: >> >> I tried Ubuntu first and moved to Mint within a month or so... Been >> using Mint for maybe a year and a half... I really like it!! >> >> >> On 2015-08-03 13:23, Michael Havens wrot

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Havens
I've been using Mint since version 12. On 8/3/15, Keith Smith wrote: > > I tried Ubuntu first and moved to Mint within a month or so... Been > using Mint for maybe a year and a half... I really like it!! > > > On 2015-08-03 13:23, Michael Havens wrote: >> Mint is NOT ubuntu. >> >> On 8/3/15, Ke

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Keith Smith
I tried Ubuntu first and moved to Mint within a month or so... Been using Mint for maybe a year and a half... I really like it!! On 2015-08-03 13:23, Michael Havens wrote: Mint is NOT ubuntu. On 8/3/15, Kevin Fries wrote: I thought about trying Mint, but Ubuntu makes some horrible desig

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Havens
Mint is NOT ubuntu. On 8/3/15, Kevin Fries wrote: > I thought about trying Mint, but Ubuntu makes some horrible design > choices. Went to Arch, and have never looked back. If it isn't in pacman, > AUR almost always has it, and if the packager does something silly (for a > while, VIM did not hav

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Kevin Fries
I thought about trying Mint, but Ubuntu makes some horrible design choices. Went to Arch, and have never looked back. If it isn't in pacman, AUR almost always has it, and if the packager does something silly (for a while, VIM did not have python support, so you couldn't use NERDTree!), I can alwa

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Havens
yeah... mint is the only thing i run. On 8/3/15, Keith Smith wrote: > > Put Mint 17 on it. I think Mint 17 is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS > > I'm running Mint 17 KDE and here is what my version file(s) say: > > > cat /etc/*-release > DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint > DISTRIB_RELEASE=17 > DISTRIB_CODENAME=q

Re: $89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Keith Smith
Put Mint 17 on it. I think Mint 17 is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS I'm running Mint 17 KDE and here is what my version file(s) say: cat /etc/*-release DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint DISTRIB_RELEASE=17 DISTRIB_CODENAME=qiana DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17 Qiana" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="14.04, Trusty Ta

$89 computer

2015-08-03 Thread Michael Havens
http://symplepc.com/blogs/news/16853255-symple-introduces-the-89-planet-friendly-ubuntu-linux-web-workstation.html I wish we could get something other than Ubuntu pre-installed! -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phx