Re: Distro Questions
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:19 pm
Welcome to the forum, Zentradi-359.
Mint 5 come with all of the codecs necessary to play commercial DVDs preinstalled.
You can add Amarok, K3B, or any KDE application you wish. There is a software portal already filled with plenty of applications ready to run with Mint. There are also many more packages available via Synaptic.
I have never used Ubuntu, but I have previously mainly used both GNOME and KDE in openSUSE and Mandriva. From what I hear, you should have absolutely no problem with Mint. It is not Ubuntu, but uses many of the same repositories.
Evolution is available in the software portal with a one-click installation. Thunderbird is the default, but there are many other email options available.
If you could download Mint 5 via torrent, you can burn the CD and test drive it on your system. I do believe you will be pleasantly surprised. Good luck, and have fun!
P.S. - Make note of the temporary server issue, just in case.
Mint 5 come with all of the codecs necessary to play commercial DVDs preinstalled.
You can add Amarok, K3B, or any KDE application you wish. There is a software portal already filled with plenty of applications ready to run with Mint. There are also many more packages available via Synaptic.
I have never used Ubuntu, but I have previously mainly used both GNOME and KDE in openSUSE and Mandriva. From what I hear, you should have absolutely no problem with Mint. It is not Ubuntu, but uses many of the same repositories.
Evolution is available in the software portal with a one-click installation. Thunderbird is the default, but there are many other email options available.
If you could download Mint 5 via torrent, you can burn the CD and test drive it on your system. I do believe you will be pleasantly surprised. Good luck, and have fun!
P.S. - Make note of the temporary server issue, just in case.
