[sf-lug] MINT VS UBUNTU 12.04 or 11.04

[Mikki]

HELLO, ALL

I am trying to decide which OS I should use in replacing eeeBuntu from my Asus eee machine.  I mentioned Kubuntu 12.04 to a friend, and he suggested Mint as a better OS, as my interests are more as a user, than a manipulator.  

I asked him why, and he replied :

"With Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu moved quite a bit around... so that it is hard to find features as they were in 11 and before.  It has also tried to get people to buy 'cloud services' and annoyed users with some of its commercial attempts.

Mint pretty much stuck with the format that Debian provided, so the user interface is much more like Ubuntu 11 and earlier.  I have shifts over to it and it plays nice.  I think you might be happier with it.

I too have gotten weary of the mad chase of technology and software updates." 


If you all have opinions on these choices, please respond with reasons.  

I want to Keep It Simple (stupid me?) instead of being innovative.  I am no remembering I was inclined to use U. 11.04, when I heard about 12.94, and have procrastinated as eeeBuntu was still working.   

Choice:  

U. 11.04
U  12.04
Mint.  



Bless All


Mikki