Detection of hardware is based on the kernel and Mint can take no credit for that. It uses the same core as Ubuntu and is no better at detecting and installing than Ubuntu with the exception of some decisions to use proprietary rather than open source drivers. Ubuntu tries to support open source projects and use free as opposed to proprietary drivers where possible. However, you can easily install proprietary drivers in Ubuntu with the additional drivers tool in the menu. Mint tries to simplify things by preferring proprietary drivers in the first place. That is both good and bad. It shuts the door on open source development and does not give users the option of using open source, but it does make it simpler for most people. I would not call it better, though. It is certainly not better for the community in the long run. It is better for users to have open source drivers that we have control over, if they work as well, than proprietary drivers that are updated at the discretion of a big company when and if they choose.
Roy Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 13 June 2011 07:06, m <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], "William V" <william32062000@...> > wrote: > > > > I was wondering what the advantages are runing linux mint over any others > if there is any at all.. I have used Ubuntu and lubuntu but I my computer > mint is working the I've only been using Linux for about a year so I'm new > to it ...GUI On mint is the best iv used so far > > > I picked Mint because it detected all my hardware and peripherals firstly, > but it's very user-friendly and has a great repo. However, that being said, > I'm not as devout as I once was 'cause other Ubuntu-based distro's are > looking good. > Mark > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
