Which Mint and why ?
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Which Mint and why ?
Hi ... I'm curious to know which Mint version would you recommend to a newbie to Linux and why that version ?
TIA
My exp. comes from using Windows 98 , 2000 , XP . Windows 7 and even a little of 8
TIA
My exp. comes from using Windows 98 , 2000 , XP . Windows 7 and even a little of 8
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Re: Which Mint and why ?
For someone with a Windows background, Mint 13 Cinnamon.
Cinnamon because the default setup looks and feels similar to Win7, and there are extensions/applets to further bridge the transition.
Mint 13 because it's LTS.
Cinnamon because the default setup looks and feels similar to Win7, and there are extensions/applets to further bridge the transition.
Mint 13 because it's LTS.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
I agree with user MintKDE416. There are also other choices such as the LXDE and XFCE environments that are lighter. However they are lighter because they lack some feautures present i cinamon and are recomemded for older computers.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
or even Mint 13 mate - either version is a LTS
- once installed, it's a 400Mb D/L - to get the 'other' version, anyway,
- once installed, it's a 400Mb D/L - to get the 'other' version, anyway,
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Re: Which Mint and why ?
Hi ... Thanks for responding . Are you guys saying to use 13 instead of the latest 14? Whats the difference between Mate over Cinnamon ?
Another thing if it matter I'm using a laptop .
Thanks
Another thing if it matter I'm using a laptop .
Thanks
Re: Which Mint and why ?
Surely KDE looks more like Windows?
I'd go with Cinnamon though, they might lost with all the options available in KDE.
I'd go with Cinnamon though, they might lost with all the options available in KDE.
Linux Mint 20.3 (Cinnamon) 64bit.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
13 will be supported longer than 14 (5 years, IIRC), so it'll be longer before it's obsolete.MintKDE416 wrote:Hi ... Thanks for responding . Are you guys saying to use 13 instead of the latest 14? Whats the difference between Mate over Cinnamon ?
Another thing if it matter I'm using a laptop .
Thanks
MATE and Cinnamon are different desktop environments. They have different default programs, use different amounts of resources, etc.
You can give both a try. Once Mint is installed it's easy to swap desktop environments; no need to reinstall.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
I'm confused . why is 13 going to be supported longer ? Where or how did you get this info from ? And thanks for your tipspasserby wrote: 13 will be supported longer than 14 (5 years, IIRC), so it'll be longer before it's obsolete.
MATE and Cinnamon are different desktop environments. They have different default programs, use different amounts of resources, etc.
You can give both a try. Once Mint is installed it's easy to swap desktop environments; no need to reinstall.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
It's to do with the ubuntu/mint release model.
-LTS release (eg. 10.04)
-minor release (10.10)
-minor release (11.04)
-minor release (11.10)
-LTS release (12.04)
The minor releases aren't supported for as long and are released every 6 months.
The LTS (Long term support) releases are every 2 years and are a more static/stable alternative.
LTS are for people who don't want to reinstall or attempt an upgrade every 6 months
-LTS release (eg. 10.04)
-minor release (10.10)
-minor release (11.04)
-minor release (11.10)
-LTS release (12.04)
The minor releases aren't supported for as long and are released every 6 months.
The LTS (Long term support) releases are every 2 years and are a more static/stable alternative.
LTS are for people who don't want to reinstall or attempt an upgrade every 6 months
Re: Which Mint and why ?
I just learned something new , thankspasserby wrote:It's to do with the ubuntu/mint release model.
-LTS release (eg. 10.04)
-minor release (10.10)
-minor release (11.04)
-minor release (11.10)
-LTS release (12.04)
The minor releases aren't supported for as long and are released every 6 months.
The LTS (Long term support) releases are every 2 years and are a more static/stable alternative.
LTS are for people who don't want to reinstall or attempt an upgrade every 6 months
Re: Which Mint and why ?
I would say burn a disk each for these: KDE, MATE, and Cinnamon, and see which one you like the best.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
I couldn't agree more but I would suggest to create bootable USB sticks instead of burning discs. I think its faster that way and let you save some persistent files too.JWJones wrote:I would say burn a disk each for these: KDE, MATE, and Cinnamon, and see which one you like the best.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
So I can install Cinnamon because I already have Mint? What will be affected?passerby wrote:13 will be supported longer than 14 (5 years, IIRC), so it'll be longer before it's obsolete.MintKDE416 wrote:Hi ... Thanks for responding . Are you guys saying to use 13 instead of the latest 14? Whats the difference between Mate over Cinnamon ?
Another thing if it matter I'm using a laptop .
Thanks
MATE and Cinnamon are different desktop environments. They have different default programs, use different amounts of resources, etc.
You can give both a try. Once Mint is installed it's easy to swap desktop environments; no need to reinstall.
Re: Which Mint and why ?
It will install new packages on your system, but you won't notice any other changes until after you log into it; your current DE (desktop environment) won't be altered.
Unfortunately it doesn't work well for everyone. For some people it lags a lot; it's quite graphics intensive.
That being said, there's no harm in installing it and trying it out. You can just as easily go back to your previous DE.
If you want to give it a try, open a terminal and type in:
then type in your root password when prompted.
After it's installed, you can use cinnamon by simply logging out and choosing it from the login screen.
Unfortunately it doesn't work well for everyone. For some people it lags a lot; it's quite graphics intensive.
That being said, there's no harm in installing it and trying it out. You can just as easily go back to your previous DE.
If you want to give it a try, open a terminal and type in:
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sudo apt-get install mint-meta-cinnamon
After it's installed, you can use cinnamon by simply logging out and choosing it from the login screen.