I prefer installing my own system rather than letting mint take Ubuntu and add a bunch of stuff they want... I must say though, Unity has made me take a second look at mint.
Chris... On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Steve Vasta <srva...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why settle for Ubuntu when LinuxMint works so good (http://linuxmint.com/). > The main release is based on the current Ubuntu release, they have an > awesome KDE variant, and my favorite, Linux Mint Debian Edition, is based on > Debian (testing). I'm getting use (and kinda liking) Gnome 3. But for > those that like the seasoned desktops, try "MATE" or "Cinnamon". > > For the adventurous in the crowd, check out Calculate Linux > (http://calculate-linux.org/), a well thought distribution based off of > Gentoo Linux. If you don't mind the Cyrillic Russian comments in the source > code, this distribution has many good ideas (redmine website, disk > partitioning and formatting, etc.). > > Both distributions (my primary requirement) recognize ALL of my hardware and > run the latest version of VirtualBox. > > Just my two cents worth, > > Steve > > > On May 16, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Chris Penn wrote: > >> Ive been installing gnome-panel on the 12.04 desktops I have. I have >> upgraded from Lubuntu 10.04 (twice) to Lubuntu 12.04 without issues. >> Lubuntu 12.04 has also fixed some issues with (i.e., wiimote drivers >> work again) on my HTPC. >> >> Chris... >> >> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Jordon Replogle <pbsm...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Did not like Unity. I don't know if it was just me but did the drop down >>> for the HUD and typed term/terminal/xterm and a terminal app didn't show >>> up, >>> so that was it. Went with XFCE on the desktop and customized the panels >>> to >>> my liking. >>> >>>> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29:07 -0500 >>>> From: cantorm...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>>> To: linuxusers@socallinux.org >>>> Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] Ubuntu 12.04 >>>> >>>> I (attempted) to move a few desktops over to 12.04 this weekend. >>>> Biggest Complaint: Unity is TERRIBLE; I really tried to embrace it. >>>> There are some cool things but being dropped right into that world >>>> from Gnome2 is a roller coaster ride. Gnome shell is not perfect >>>> either. Still trying to figure out things. Overall, the experience >>>> was very buggy. >>>> >>>> Chris... >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Randall Whitman <909li...@whizman.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have Ubuntu-12.04 in a couple virtual machines - testing only, >>>>> not in production. >>>>> >>>>> In 12.04, Ubuntu has upgraded to MySQL-5.5, and does not have >>>>> MySQL-GUI-Tools (Administrator & Query Browser - EOL), so either I >>>>> accustom to MySQL-Workbench, which so conveniently is available >>>>> in universe/database, or I see how feasible it is to work around >>>>> compile issues in MySQL-GUI-Tools against MySQL-5.5 . >>>>> >>>>> /Randall >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >>>> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >>>> -Roger Penrose >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
