--- In [email protected], "m_alexander61" <m_alexande...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Harold Williams" <hh6199@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "m_alexander61" > > <m_alexander61@> wrote: > > > > > I really appreciate the recommendation but I didn't care too > much for > > > PC/OS, though I'm open-minded enough to give the new version a > shot. > > > Can't remember what it was about it that I didn't care for, but > I'll > > > try the '09 version. First though, I gotta burn Mint and give it > a > > > shot. > > > > Don't think you will be disappointed with Mint. It just works. The > > only drawback that some have is with the Ubuntu policy of shielding > > the user from being root. > > > > Harold > > Mepis 7.0 & 8.0 > > Mint 5 KDE > > Kubuntu 8. > > Thanks, Harold! I guess that (shielding) is a good thing really, > for us newbs at least. I know a bit about using "su", so that > shouldn't get in the way. Better to go to a bit of extra work than > to run the risk of screwing up everything, eh? > Mark > > > I think you'll like Mint. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool KDE guy, but if I had to grit my teeth and use a Gnome-based distro, Mint would be it. I've tried a couple of their releases (Cassandra and Elissa), so I can say that with some certainty.
Knowing "su" will actually trip you up here because "sudo", while doing things similarly, has some very different internal behaviors, and is in some ways trickier to use. You have to plan how to pass the parameters of each sudo'd command at one remove, which can sometimes lead to very convoluted syntax. At least you won't have much to UN-learn. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
