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Hello all!

I am computer technician from Arizona, and now the proud owner of a great little mid-line rig. with Mint 10 purring along nicely.

I started my foray into linux a little over three years ago, with ubuntu Intrepid running on a dell optiplex 170l:

• Celeron D 2.4 Mhz
  onboard intel 82865 graphics/sound/net
  1 Gb DDR ram
  80 G hd
  NO ODD !!

on which, I tried everything - debian, opensuse, fedora, mandriva, zenwalk, salix.. and then, finally, Slackware. I used slackware almost exclusively for 2 years now. and have loved every minute of it. From this setup, I learned a lot about Linux in general - from organizing my desktop, to building a custom kernel from source.

And then, I put together my mid-line rig:

• Athlon II x4 440 (propus, 3.0Ghz)
  2 Gb DDR3 1333 RAM
  ATI Radeon HS 4670 (HIS)
  2x Super-Multi ODD
  320 GB HD

I initially installed Slackware 13.1 x86_64, mostly out of tradition, and set about customizing it - newest kernel, latest drivers for wifi devices, dual head/multi-desktop support, multi-lib support for making,installing and running 32 software. And then, I looked back at what I had done, and realized that I had a great computer and OS - and that was it. no extra software, no games, nothing. I also had trouble getting connected to wireless networks. I spent about three weeks trying to get the OS right, and had nothing more than a wide open system. I still wasn't happy.

I decided that, with this new rig, I needed a new OS. one that was for x86_64 platforms had support for all of my hardware out-of-the-box,a lot of software already available, didn't mind some non-free software hanging around, and looked good doing it.

I had heard of Mint, and have even had a friend try it out, and he had good things to say, so I gave it a try... and well,...

I Love it.

I will probably go back to Slackware someday, but just not exclusively anymore.

Welcome to the LinuxMint Community!

There is a lot of useful information for new and not-so-new users here -> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 5&start=20
We have a Community site http://community.linuxmint.com/

For real-time help and discussion there are IRC channels,open MintMenu>Internet>XChat and you will be automatically connected to #linuxmint-help and #linuxmint-chat

Enjoy the Minty goodness!

Personally, anyone who uses Slackware as an "everyday OS" has my respect. Using it requires a brain.

Welcome bitmason.

It is nice, isn't it? I think Clem and the other developers did a great job.

Yes, a warm welcome from me too. I was attracted to your first post by the quality of your second.

Hoping you stay, but will understand if the slack draws you back...

I should just clarify that I am using mint because it is.. well, mint. I can't quite put it to words, really, but most of my Linux skill-set lies dormant while using mint. Then again, I now have a computer that I can use - something that is much more modern (my old hard drive was eight years old!). I may not be doing the same things with mint, but my awareness of my operating system is much more acute then I ever thought it would be, and I have slack to thank.

I will be keeping up with Slack, but as far as everyday use, I'm finished for quite a while.

It's time for me to start being a user again.

welcome to the mint family and its forums

wizard

Hello bitmason,
Welcome to Mint Forum

Hi bitmason, and welcome to the Linux Mint Forums.

hallo, welcome to the forum