[sf-lug] MINT VS UBUNTU 12.04 or 11.04

[Frantisek Apfelbeck]

Hi toa ll,
I had Asus eee Pc for many years, using Ubuntu for 3 years or so till the 12.04 which I really did not like - I do not like unity or how you call it and it was kind of tricky for me in several ways (also that commercial things which I did not like). I tried to Install Mint then but I had issues with USB bootable device which I did not manage to sort - the installation got stucked several times. I used the same device to install Ubuntu 12.04 and no problem, smooth first try. After that I played with Ubuntu and stayed with it for another several months or so, now I'm running Mint on my new desktop computer and I'm quite happy.

I have been told that Mint is faster than Ubuntu (if similar disctributions are compared) but if that is so or not I'm not sure.


Best of luck with the project,

Sincerely from Jeju,

 
Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck


biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker


http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org


"There is no way to peace, peace is the way." Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi



________________________________
 From: Mikki <mikkimc at earthlink.net>
To: Linux userGroup <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com> 
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:13 PM
Subject: [sf-lug] MINT  VS  UBUNTU  12.04  or 11.04
 

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


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