[sf-lug] alternatives to ubuntu?

[Michael Shiloh]

same thing - either t60 or t61, p or otherwise. i'm following a couple 
of options, ibm sells refurbished ones at an excellent price. they 
currently have a 20% discount as well as a free 1 year warrenty

On 11/17/2011 03:49 PM, Alex Kleider wrote:
> What are you choosing as a replacement for your laptop?
> alex
> *From:* Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Samir Faci <samir at esamir.com>
> *Cc:* Linux userGroup <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:55 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [sf-lug] alternatives to ubuntu?
>
> thanks samir.
>
> thanks to the advice on this list, i've switched to xubuntu, and am
> quite happy. i've downloaded but not yet tested linux mint.
>
> i'll actually be acquiring a new laptop in a couple of days (flung my
> trusty t60 off the counter at jameco...) so that might be a perfect time
> to try linux mint.
>
> On 11/17/2011 12:52 PM, Samir Faci wrote:
>  > There are some Ubuntu derivatives which are far less annoying.
>  >
>  > I think the main ones are Kubuntu (KDE) and Xubuntu (XFCE).
>  >
>  > I was never a fan of gnome, so I've always run the KDE version. XFCE
>  > is nice too, but more
>  > lightweight. You can also run Fedora, SuSe, Mandrake (I think those
>  > are the basic easy to use distributions).
>  >
>  > Linux Mint is a distribution based on Ubuntu that has been making some
>  > waves. The latest
>  > version seems really popular of late. It actually passed Ubuntu on
>  > terms of popularity so might be
>  > worth looking into.
>  >
>  > For other ideas.. http://distrowatch.com/
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Michael Shiloh
>  > <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com <mailto:michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>  >> i'm really hating unity, and i'm exploring alternatives to ubuntu.
>  >>
>  >> the main reason i chose ubuntu was that i use it as a platform for
> teaching
>  >> various foss tools, and i need a distro that for the most part just
> works
>  >> for my students.
>  >>
>  >> any recommendations?
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