Hi everyone,
I'm an absolute newbie to Linux, and having looked at many different versions I've decided to dip my toe in the water with Mint 14. I have two quick questions I'd appreciate your opinion on:
- Which 'flavor' of Mint 14 would you recommend I start with (I'll be installing on my old Acer Aspire One D250)
- What's the recommended approach for installing from a usb stick (as the netbook has no optical drive)?
Many thanks,
Hermonski
Preferred 'flavor' and installing from USB
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Preferred 'flavor' and installing from USB
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Re: Preferred 'flavor' and installing from USB
By default,as far as I know, Aspire only has 1GB of ram which means you can't run Cinnamon comfortably nor KDE. That leaves Mate or XFCE both are really so similar it's just a matter or preference which one you choose, though XFCE can with lower ram usage then MATE.
Moreover I wouldn't try Mint 14. Nadia seems to be too buggy so I recommend stick with the Long Term Support (LTS) version of Mint,Maya (Mint 13).
How to install using USB
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 09#p632276
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThafQXJa0Y [create an USB installer using Windows]
Moreover I wouldn't try Mint 14. Nadia seems to be too buggy so I recommend stick with the Long Term Support (LTS) version of Mint,Maya (Mint 13).
How to install using USB
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 09#p632276
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThafQXJa0Y [create an USB installer using Windows]
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hermonski
Re: Preferred 'flavor' and installing from USB
Thanks for posting such a great response, TheDynamicHamza21.
You're correct; it does have only 1GB of RAM. On your advice I'll give 13/Maya a go (and I think I'll opt for XFCE as it's not a very beefy computer).
Cheers!
EDIT It installed and runs perfectly. Thank you! <3
Hermonski
You're correct; it does have only 1GB of RAM. On your advice I'll give 13/Maya a go (and I think I'll opt for XFCE as it's not a very beefy computer).
Cheers!
EDIT It installed and runs perfectly. Thank you! <3
Hermonski