Posted on 04/03/2012 7:28:24 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Fedora all the way for me.
One thing that’s just a little bit overwrought are all the warnings about upgrades in place ....
So they’re essentially saying it’s better to do a clean install upgrade because if you upgrade in place it might not work and then you’ll be forced to do a clean install.
Huh?
So what have you really lost by upgrading in place? (Assuming you back everything up like you’re instructed to do). Worst case - a bit of time. But if you’re a linux user you have already gotten over THAT hurdle.
Ubuntu is under Mint, there are a load of linux OS that are ubuntu under the hood and most of them are very good
I used Kubuntu for a while, but switched over to Mint because it detects the hardware on my laptops better.
That may be true, but the upgrade procedure is totally different.
I was never thrilled with Ubuntu.
I even tried the XP add on and wasn’t impressed.
Also for the record, ShadowAce, Clement LeFebvre (sp?) the primary author of Mint, asked those who support Israel NOT to use or donate to Mint. He believes Israel is such a bad actor in the Middle East, and the Palestinian cause so just, that this is dragged into software. Distrowatch did an article on this “ban” a while back, and I do not know if Mr. Mint still holds this view or proscription.
Can’t Linux geeks just get along?
I've used both and much prefer Linux Mint.
Linux Geeks, as you put it, are just like every other person. Their shared enthusiasm for a technical platform does not erase their differences in other arenas of life.
While I did not know that about Mint, or its developer(s), I was never interested in it anyway, as it is a derivative of Ubuntu. This revelation (on my part) only strengthens my resolve to not try it.
I will stick with a capitalism-friendly distro like Fedora.
Your question implies that any shared enthusiasm brings together clones of the same type of people. Much like a shared enthusiasm for, say, Free Republic brings together only those who like Apple, and who are very religious.
I am still on Mint 10,...waiting for the latest Mint release to see if I can find how to get it the way I want it.
They keep moving so much stuff around I can't find anything.
Meanwhile looking at several other distros....
GhostBSD looks interesting....but it wouldn't burn an iso for me the other day...and can't find anything about that problem on their forums.
And looking at Fubuntu and Pear....
Just created a VM with Ubuntu on it. My first experience with Linux although I have used unix in college. I also used SCO on a PC.
My first impression was quite favorable. It still takes me too long to do most things but I know what can be done and what should be done so I just have to hit google until I know how to do it.
Having said that, reading this thread is a perfect example of why Linux will never challenge Windows or OSX. Fragmentation of the Linux community keeps Linux from generating enough momentum to challenge either of the big 2.
“I do not know if Mr. Mint still holds this view or proscription.”
No, he does not. Clem publicly apologized after realizing that personal politics has no place on an OS website.
“Fragmentation of the Linux community keeps Linux from generating enough momentum to challenge either of the big 2.”
Linux will never seriously challenge MS or Apple, but having tried a number of distros, I think the competition among them has in the long run been a good thing. We are free to adapt whatever “vision” suits us best. I have used both Mint and Ubuntu for the past three years and have not settled on either while the desktop designs are still going through radical changes. Due to the UI turmoil, it is a bad time to try winning over Windows converts.
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