First week on Mint and loving it

[mroctopus]

Hello all!

I have been a Mac user for a long as I can remember, but I needed a new computer and didnt have the cash for a new MacBook. Instead I decided to go with a midpowered netbook and Mint. I was going to dual boot at first but in the process of installing Mint I destroyed my Windows 7, so now its just mint... but I am so happy with it! I have always found windows to be a pain and very slow at that. Its taken some time for me to get it installed and to work out all the bugs of my system, but now that I have it dialed in it is such a pleasure to use. And by working through all the issues I feel like Ive got a working knowledge of the terminal. Im excited to get more into this Linux stuff and learn how to properly navigate this awesome OS!

[gordintoronto]

Welcome aboard! I've been using Linux for almost five years, and I'm still delighted. I am about to install 64-bit Mint 13 with Cinnamon as my primary OS. (The previous primary OS is no longer getting updates.)

[mroctopus]

Thats what I just installed, Its great!

[xenopeek]

Hi mroctopus, welcome to the Linux Mint forums Thanks for joining the forums!

Be sure also to check out the Community website (ideas, tutorials, and hardware and software reviews), and the Cinnamon Spices website for adding themes, applets and extensions to Cinnamon.

You can also chat in real-time with other Linux Mint users. In the Mint Menu, in the Internet section, start the application XChat IRC. You will automatically get connected to #linuxmint-chat for general chat and #linuxmint-help for support with other Linux Mint users.

[The-Wizard]

Welcome to the Mint family forums

wizard