Linux Distros : Mint, Zorin and Ubuntu - my 2 cents

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  • Stefan Payne
    Badcaps Legend
    • Dec 2009
    • 1267
    • Germany

    #21
    Re: Linux Distros : Mint, Zorin and Ubuntu - my 2 cents

    Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP
    So, that means:
    KDE=Like Windows NT 6x, including the Nadella era!
    Not really...

    KDE is strange and can't be compared to Windows. In some areas its interesting and around Windows 8, in others its Windows 2000 or worse, somewhere inbetween...

    Originally posted by RJARRRPCGP
    LXDE=Like 32-bit Windows XP
    Hell, no.
    More like Windows 2000 at best, more like Windows 95 or NT4.0 with IE4...




    €dit:
    But try it yourself.
    Download that:
    https://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-m...t-usb-creator/

    With that you can put multiple Linux Live things on one Pen Drive.
    I recommend trying Mint with Cinnamon, KDE and XFCE.

    OpenSuSe is also pretty interesting. I recommend installing Gnome and go from there (because of Login Screen). You can install more than one Desktop there...
    Last edited by Stefan Payne; 03-27-2018, 05:58 PM.

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    • bigbeark
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Jan 2010
      • 661
      • Canada

      #22
      Re: Linux Distros : Mint, Zorin and Ubuntu - my 2 cents

      Originally posted by petehall347
      have been using gnome flashback since it went to unity . no problems . was called gnome fallback
      on another note i will be trying pure os next month .. https://pureos.net/
      Be careful with PureOS! It does not use GParted as it's partitioning tool. Whatever they use destroys whatever else is in the partition you choose to install it in. Also, Install failed because it did not accept input from my USB keyboard. Quit the Install, when I rebooted it had filled the partition with 500 bytes of crap. Just tried again now, just the "Try It' selection, once again, no keyboard. It's BETA, but still...

      They have their own Browser, I used this successfully.

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