. . . it's been awhile. I started out with Cassandra and while I was using Gloria real life got in the way and I kind of dropped the whole linux thing for a while. But now I've returned and am loving it.
I've installed Julia on a dual boot with Win 7, using the windows boot loader so I don't booger up any Win updates, with Mint as the default boot. I'm amazed I actually remembered to use boot, root, swap and home directories when I was partitioning. I managed to install VMware Player upon which I installed a spare Win XP I had laying around (I need it for Quicken and Netflix streaming; Quicken just isn't stable for me in Wine). Julia is rock solid so far, as I would expect.
Now I don't need to boot into Win 7 at all, but it's there for whatever. I've forgotten how much I really, really enjoy Mint. I think I'm going to become a minor sponsor. It's the least I can do to show my appreciation.
A quick question, though. I have LMDE installed in a VM in Win 7. Seems to run just fine for me, although I was a bit reluctant to use it as a main OS just yet. Is Mint moving toward being based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu? Just wondering.
Not exactly new but . . .
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Re: Not exactly new but . . .
Good question ey. I hope so personally.Is Mint moving toward being based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu?
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Re: Not exactly new but . . .
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Re: Not exactly new but . . .
Welcome to the forum! I started out with Mint 3 Cassandra also.
Current hardware: a Dell OptiPlex 3010 desktop, a Dell Inspiron 531 desktop, and a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop.
Current OS: LMDE 3
Current OS: LMDE 3
Re: Not exactly new but . . .
Hello Eggnog,
Welcome to Mint Forum
There is a lot of useful information for new and not-so-new users here -> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=38355
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
Have fun with Mint
PS. LMDE will continue as an edition of Mint but the Main Edition will be based on Ubuntu for the foreseeable future
Welcome to Mint Forum
There is a lot of useful information for new and not-so-new users here -> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=38355
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
Have fun with Mint
PS. LMDE will continue as an edition of Mint but the Main Edition will be based on Ubuntu for the foreseeable future