Posted on 11/24/2015 2:30:32 AM PST by markomalley
lol had to reread twice...i thought it was originally another linux rant on why it wasnt windows...
i use ubuntu..actually use it twice...a server for movies etc and a client running kodi
get the odd issue and now and again an annoying feature where you go...seriously..why is this not standard but overall...its bullet proof..had both running over a year...no failures. but i do run updates on the kernel regularly...
might give mint a go over christmas break...
thanks for the post...
linux mint is currently the best for starters
veterans tend to like ubuntu for some reason (i hate the ui)
Installed Linux Mint 17.2 Mate with absolutely no hiccups. System runs fast, quiet, and cool. The only thing I did that was not straight out of the box was optimized the file journaling to reduce the writes to the SSD (see here) and logically integrated the extra hard drives into the file system as described above (see here and here). Those tweaks were simple and worked the first time as well.
I wish doing Windows installs were as easy.
I liked Mint, except that the WLAN wouldn’t connect to anything on an older Dell laptop, no matter what. I Googled the crap out of the issue and no joy. I saw a number of people with the same issue. Finally threw 7 on it and put 10 on it while I was in the hospital a month ago for something to do.
I have Ubuntu and didn’t sign up for the headaches. Thought about switching to Mint.
I’ve installed Mint on VMware player and it works great.
I have a 64 bit Intel i3 box running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Mint 64 bit will install on the hardware but then can’t find the operating system (won’t boot up). Mint 32 bit installs and boots.
Are you using GRUB or another bootloader?
I completely disagree with this.
The only issue I have (maybe someone reading is aware of how to update this) is my Adobe Flash is no longer current.
How does one update Adobe?
Whatever is the default. I went thru the same steps on both versions.
Flash 19 is embedded in the Chrome browser. For Firefox, etc., you need to install Flash. The most recent downloadable version is Flash 11.2. To update that, you can either go to the Adobe website and download or:
From a terminal window:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
(Just copy/paste each line in a terminal window and go to town)
Thanks.
I’ll try that. Much appreciated.
If your computer is UEFI (rather than BIOS), older versions of GRUB sometimes run into problems. The current version shipped with 17.2 is claimed to work. So you might wish to use that.
OTOH, if you have adequate RAM, there's nothing wrong with running it in a virtual machine. (I run Win 7 in a virtual machine on this box).
Very nice AMD/Gigabyte combo!
I also run Linux Mint (17). Switched from Unity/Ubuntu on the recommendation of my Linux savvy son.
Mint has performed flawlessly on my older systems: AMD 64 X2 and currently an Intel Q6600.
Thanks. The SSD makes a huge difference: can’t recommend it highly enough. And they’ve gotten cheap!
Mint’s main guy, Clement Lefebvre, does not want you as a Mint user if you support Israel. To my understanding he has not “updated” his request.
It’s a great distro.
Search terms: Lefebvre Israel Mint
I will continue as you suggest. My Win7 is supported for another 3 years. I will re-evaluate a hardware Linux install at that time.
The Linux store used to sell tins of caffeinated mints.
Really jazzed you up. Don’t know if they still do.
The only real problem I have with Mint, is that I haven’t figured out how to get Quanta Plus installed. It’s my preferred editor for web stuff.
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