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Adelante

(28,394 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 07:29 AM May 2013

Mighty Mint

It looks like love.

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How Mighty Mint became one of the most popular Linux distros

What makes Linux Mint so awesome? That, in itself, is quite a question. After all, why do we use Linux? It's one of those questions that can only be answered from the point of view of an individual's personal approach to their experiences with the operating system itself.

For many, Linux Mint is the last bastion of non-commercialised Linux; an environment whereby they can still enjoy the pleasures of the desktop, without having to follow the trend of living in a tabletised world.

For others, Mint has become the very best example of what a Linux desktop should be: fast, easy, pleasing to the eye, useful and productive. Others, still, see Mint as the ideal desktop for Windows refugees, or those who are trying out Linux for the first time, and want an operating system that essentially works 'out of the box', playing any number of media files from a variety of sources.

Whatever the reason, we can be sure that Linux Mint has evolved into something more than just another Linux distribution, and that its popularity has fuelled its own style and usefulness.

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Mighty Mint (Original Post) Adelante May 2013 OP

Yea Mint has been at the top on Dirstrowatch for quite a while however... L0oniX May 2013 #1

Ubuntu has taken time to grow on me Adelante May 2013 #2

yeh mint was my first linux love.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #3

Mint 15 Cinnamon and Mate Release Candidates Approved Adelante May 2013 #4

thx for the update.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #5

I'm very happy with it Adelante May 2013 #6

Just downloaded it madokie May 2013 #7

I just installed it! pokerfan Jun 2013 #8

had it for months now gejohnston Jun 2013 #9

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

1. Yea Mint has been at the top on Dirstrowatch for quite a while however...

Reply to Adelante (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:44 AM

May 2013

the top 4 or 5 are well worth using as well.

1 Mint 3840<
2 Mageia 2109<
3 Ubuntu 2009=
4 Debian 1626>

I have noticed that Ubuntu stays the same while others go up and down. I switched to Ubuntu about 3 years ago from using FreeBSD. Yea that's a big change and kind of a sell out for someone who started with Redhat and Turbo back in 95. My use of winsux was based on gaming and html work and now that the PS3 type game boxes do such a great job (including Netflix) I have no need for winsux and its continual os upgrades although I'd hardly call it an upgrade now. I do html work for 6 websites and have everything I need to do that with Ubuntu as the platform os.

Adelante

(28,394 posts)

2. Ubuntu has taken time to grow on me

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2013, 03:24 PM

May 2013

My biggest gripe was finding Ubuntu sluggish and heavy compared to Mint. However, that imbalance improved over time. Currently I'm running 13.04 Lubuntu, Voyager Xfce and Ubuntu Gnome. A few days ago I was using the main edition of 13.04. In all cases, it is very snappy, so no complaints. I actually arrange the desktop in the same way every time, in every distro, to look the way I like it and I install the applications that I regularly use, if they're not already there, and a couple of docks. As long as the back end is doing its work steady and fast, so I can do mine steady and fast at the front, I'm happy.

Phillip McCleod

(1,837 posts)

3. yeh mint was my first linux love..

Reply to Adelante (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 04:23 PM

May 2013

..and its what I install for noobs

Adelante

(28,394 posts)

4. Mint 15 Cinnamon and Mate Release Candidates Approved

Reply to Adelante (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 04:46 PM

May 2013

Last edited Thu May 16, 2013, 07:58 AM - Edit history (1)

Edit: Release Candidate here

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2361

Phillip McCleod

(1,837 posts)

5. thx for the update..

Reply to Adelante (Reply #4)

Mon May 20, 2013, 10:50 PM

May 2013

i try to keep a close eye.

first loves and all that..

Adelante

(28,394 posts)

6. I'm very happy with it

Reply to Phillip McCleod (Reply #5)

Wed May 22, 2013, 07:42 AM

May 2013

They've been ironing out the hiccups in the RC rapidly and pushing through corrected updates. My system is working beautifully. This is what always happens. I start snuggling up to Ubuntu and then Mint comes out and I just like it better. That's what's nice about Linux. There's something for everybody.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

7. Just downloaded it

Reply to Adelante (Reply #4)

Sat May 25, 2013, 08:44 AM

May 2013

I'll give it a try as soon as I get a chance.
Right now I'm still running ubuntu 10.04 as I like it best of all the different versions of ubuntu.
On a whim I ran update on my out of date 10.04 and it just installed kernel 2.6.32-47??? Someone explain this to me please.

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)

8. I just installed it!

Reply to madokie (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 02:55 PM

Jun 2013

Last edited Sun Jun 2, 2013, 11:30 AM - Edit history (1)

Took 15 minutes from optical drive. Restored my Firefox profile and I'm up and running with Mint 13 Gnome. I chose 13 because it's LTS through 2017. Loving it.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)

9. had it for months now

Reply to Adelante (Original post)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 12:19 AM

Jun 2013

won't go back to Windows.

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