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Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't every year since about 2000 been touted as the year of the linux desktop?

One of the things I like, too, about MX is that it is, in effect, sort of a semi-rolling distro. By that I mean while it remains based on the current Debian stable release for rock-solid stability, the MX developers routinely update the included software so you aren't really stuck with outdated vers...

I haven't used Mint in years. I have nothing against it (what's not to like?) but I've moved on. I've been using MX Linux as my main OS for quite some time. I think it was back around MX-15 or 16. It just keeps getting better and better. I've found nothing to compare with it from my viewpoint. It's ...

I read that piece earlier. Seems there may have been a communication breakdown. It certainly flamed some passions.

I run MX Linux on two older machines with 2gb and 4gb ram, and it makes them feel like brand new. I have three other machines right now that aren't very ancient and I run Manjaro Xfce on one, Mint Xfce on one (this one) and Win 10 on the other one just in case I ever have actual need for a Win machi...

I've often thought what sends most new linux users back to Windows is that linux isn't Windows. You can't even really use the "but muh gamez' excuse any longer. Maybe they're fed up with Windows 10, but what they want is linux that's just like Windows. I've seen it more times that I care to think ab...

A word of caution. If you have questions about Manjaro deal with it in the Manjaro forums. Don't go to the Arch forums to ask questions about Manjaro. It will not go well for you. Manjaro is not Arch, and they will be most happy to point that out to you.

You could give ElementaryOS a look. I've not used it but a friend of mine stuck it on his girlfriend's (she just has basic computer skills) laptop and she just loves it. I might throw it in a Vbox and take it for a spin myself just to check it out.

Recently I read where the next three iterations of Mint following Mint 17 Qiana will likely be based on Mint 17 (or 14.04, if you will), perhaps for stability and Cinnamon refinement, I suppose. My question is whether Mint 18, for example, will require a fresh installation or whether it can be updat...

I've used Firefox as my browser of choice for years and years. I like it the way it is, but change is coming. Australis is going to be here in less than two weeks. Short of actually testing out the beta(s), I've been watching video presentations about it. Actually, it may not be as bad as I initiall...

In my experience, the number 1 thing holding many companies back from exploring the possiblity of using Linux as a Enterprise Desktop OS is the lack of MS Office and/or an Exchange capable email client other than Outlook. I know this is true at my company, I work in the IT depatment, and we'd have ...

I'm not sure why it would be running slow for you. One of my laptops is an old Acer i3 with 4GB RAM and Mint 16 Cinnamon runs just fine. Have your tried installing Mint with MATE or Xfce?

The hows, whys and wherefores of partitioning for Linux, or even in general in some cases, may seem intimidating at first, but once the light comes on for you, you'll soon be carving up large HDs like a holiday turkey without breaking a sweat.

Your "S" drive should probably have at least a / (root) and a swap partition already. It may even have a /home, but it may not. At any rate, when you choose Something Else it should recognize the partitions on your "S" drive, no matter what they are called by swap, /, (and maybe /home). Format your ...

May I have suggestion to the next - probably18th - version of Linux Mint's female name? I've got badly ill sister, her name is Renata. Of course it is not a must, just kindly ask. I think she would be happy to know her name would live forever. I must addmit I feel a bit stupid asking for that but i...

InkKnife wrote:I have been test driving a new browser called QupZilla. It is still in early days but seems quite fast and under aggressive development.
http://www.qupzilla.com

Integrated AdBlock? I like where this is going. Sign me up.

There are any number of tutorials on how to install Netflix in Ubuntu/Mint. It's a pretty simple PPA exercise. Fairly quick and painless.

If you're talking Debian or something else, well all bets are off.

I've used LastPass for quite some time and have never had an issue. I see no reason to use anything else.

I guess, if you want choice, you can always go to some other distro where some desktop just pops up after installation, and the user is left figuring out what to do next, how to do it, and where to do it at. As someone said up thread, if you don't like an app, just uninstall it. I've installed and u...

I use Linux because I find it to be a fast, stable OS that does pretty much everything I need an OS to do. On each of my Linux machines, I have Win 7 in a VM to be used for those odd times I need something that only runs in Windows, like Quicken and sometimes MS Office when I need to do something wo...