Linux Mint 6 XFCE released!

[joutlan]

I'm trying to decide between this and KDE CE....anything but gnome !! nice work, kudos !!

Why you don't like Gnome???


IMHO: I recommend XFCE instead of KDE, It works great and has everything most users need without consuming too much resources.

to make the desicion easier you can install the XFCE edition and add the KDE desktop. At loging you can choose wich one to use.

I love XFCE and Gnome but never liked KDE, it is all a personal preference

Well...gnome bores the pants off of me anymore. To me, Xfce is what gnome should be and has the speed over gnome. KDE has Qt and the configuration abilities. To me, gnome is kinda in a nowhere land. In another dimension, I was solely a gnome fan,,,,but that's changed over the last couple of years.

EDIT: I ended up going with Mint Xfce CE as it's just a great implementation....beats the pants off of Xubuntu! Nice job!

[KurtS]

I've just installed Linux Mint 6 XFCE as an addition to my main Linux install, have used mintUpdate, and created a root account & password. First thing I noticed was the clock was wrong. I went to system>time & date, but couldn't authenticate with either password to change the settings. I did do a forum search on this, but didn't see a fix. My apologies if I didn't post this in the correct section.

[edwardXXII]

LM6XFCE works fine!

[joutlan]

LM6XFCE works fine!

It's the best all-around distro I've ever used. Mint should default to Xfce IMO! That's where it shines the most!

To the poster about the clock problem, did you get it resolved?

[Zwopper]

LM6XFCE works fine!

It's the best all-around distro I've ever used. Mint should default to Xfce IMO! That's where it shines the most!

+1 for XFCE as default!

[KurtS]

To the poster about the clock problem, did you get it resolved?

No, I haven't resolved the situation yet, but I'm working on it. This is the first time I've used Mint. I created a root password, because that's what I'm used to, and feel it may be more secure. However it could be what the problem is, because I remember at installation there was a notation that it wasn't recommended. I was a Debian user years ago with Libranet, then Kanotix, and Debian testing. I'm now using PCLinuxOS as my main OS. I've read so many good reviews about Mint that I thought I'd give it a spin on my extra partition, plus I've always kinda liked XFCE as a manager after KDE, but I have to admit, it's been a while. Any ideas in the meantime will be appreciated.

[joutlan]

To the poster about the clock problem, did you get it resolved?

No, I haven't resolved the situation yet, but I'm working on it. This is the first time I've used Mint. I created a root password, because that's what I'm used to, and feel it may be more secure. However it could be what the problem is, because I remember at installation there was a notation that it wasn't recommended. I was a Debian user years ago with Libranet, then Kanotix, and Debian testing. I'm now using PCLinuxOS as my main OS. I've read so many good reviews about Mint that I thought I'd give it a spin on my extra partition, plus I've always kinda liked XFCE as a manager after KDE, but I have to admit, it's been a while. Any ideas in the meantime will be appreciated.

ah ha....I'm a former Libranet user. I've tried to use PCLOS on this Dell Precision m4400, but I'm having kernel panics. The only distro I've been able to run reliably is a Ubuntu derivative. Same here...for me it's KDE>Xfce>Gnome in order

Any of the Mint releases are about as good as it gets, IMO.

[Hawkeye_52]

This probably belongs in the noobie section, and if I have posted in the wrong place, I understand if this has to be moved. Anyway, here goes....

I have an HP Slimline with an AMD 64 bit CPU and 4 GB of ram. Will an installation of Linux Mint XFCE (or Gnome for that matter) allow me access to the full amount of ram I have installed? I thought I read somewhere that 32 bit distros would not take advantage of ram above a certain amount.

Thanks in advance for any help, or a link to finding out the answer.

Hawkeye

[joutlan]

This probably belongs in the noobie section, and if I have posted in the wrong place, I understand if this has to be moved. Anyway, here goes....

I have an HP Slimline with an AMD 64 bit CPU and 4 GB of ram. Will an installation of Linux Mint XFCE (or Gnome for that matter) allow me access to the full amount of ram I have installed? I thought I read somewhere that 32 bit distros would not take advantage of ram above a certain amount.

Thanks in advance for any help, or a link to finding out the answer.

Hawkeye

If you use 64 bit Mint 6, it will use all of your ram. 32 bit will recognize about 3.5, but it not going to make any performance difference for the majority of us.