"Rototiller"????jokersloose wrote:Oh have a rototiller. She's a brat, thinks she's a lapdog LOL




"Rototiller"????jokersloose wrote:Oh have a rototiller. She's a brat, thinks she's a lapdog LOL
I agree with this. The forum support and the seriously bad-ass community plays a big role towards Mint's popularity. I am a part of about 3 - 4 online forums, and few are as helpful as this one, without sacrificing on the cool factor.Random Member wrote:..awesome forum..
Unless u are using a highly specialized version like an embedded os or rtos or something funky like that, i can't imagine why a distribution cannot be modified to suit your purposes.Random Member wrote:..switching to special purpose distros..
Well, OK, but sometimes this can be a "heavy" work, especially if you are not a somewhat advanced user, so it is often easier to use an already ready distro...kvv wrote:[Unless u are using a highly specialized version like an embedded os or rtos or something funky like that, i can't imagine why a distribution cannot be modified to suit your purposes.
What's the name of the program?miez wrote:...because she's using a program for school, and it doesn't work under Linux mint with wine.
Well, it was an honest question, actually. Although, I am not much of an advanced user, I thought that specialized applications would be available (from source code) for all distros, and not just one or two.linuxviolin wrote: Well, OK, but sometimes this can be a "heavy" work, especially if you are not a somewhat advanced user, so it is often easier to use an already ready distro...
It depends really. Yes, in theory, in any distro you can download and compile the source for ProjectWhatever, And in theory you can customise any Linux install to do almost anything, but most distros provide repositories. Most people will stick to the software available in their distro's repositories.kvv wrote:I think my question comes down this: what is so different about two linux distributions, that someone may want to switch because of his work. I have used just 3 distributions so far (Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint, and to some extent CentOS and RedHat). While I like mint the best, I see no reason why the others can't get my job done.
They probably figure that they are having a hard time getting people from Windows so may as well go after Apple fanatics. Most of them will be familiar with the Linux file system anyway after using Macs all day.Divider wrote:Ubuntu 10 did it in for me, when they made it look like a mac OS I was thru with it, this is linux, not OSX Snow Leopard. I found linux mint and INSTANTLY fell in love, it was imho, an upgrade package for ubuntu.
Honestly, the easiest way to convert windows users is to ask them outright... what does windows actually do for you?JonM33 wrote:They probably figure that they are having a hard time getting people from Windows so may as well go after Apple fanatics. Most of them will be familiar with the Linux file system anyway after using Macs all day.Divider wrote:Ubuntu 10 did it in for me, when they made it look like a mac OS I was thru with it, this is linux, not OSX Snow Leopard. I found linux mint and INSTANTLY fell in love, it was imho, an upgrade package for ubuntu.
Well, you aren't going to convert business users because too many companies are using apps that are reliant upon Windows. Last time I checked the LiMux project started in 2003 and is only 20% complete. 7 years? Not to mention the cost of 34 million euro ($46.5 million USD) to accomplish this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMuxDivider wrote:Honestly, the easiest way to convert windows users is to ask them outright... what does windows actually do for you?
Most windows users do 1 of 3 things, business, internet, and gaming. Thats basically it.
Business people rely on outlook and sync with thier windows OS pda's. Also quickbooks relies on windows.
Internet, these are the easist people to convert, you just state, "This is firefox, look fimilar?" No drivers, no product activation, completely free, and they are SOLD.
Gamers, these guys are tricky, but with great support in wine for World of warcraft, and a select other titles, most people only play a handful of desirable games, and if they aren't "joe blow 1337 gamer" then they love the idea of not having to pay for an operating system.
Imho, I own legit copies of XP and 7 64 bit, and I find it a pain in the ass to manually transfer dll's for better wine support, I wish someone would make a "universal" script to make sure required wine files don't get deleted.
As far as target mac users, I think they are trying to keep linux from looking to much like windows
I've never understood people who are willing to drop hundreds on a new graphics card to increase their fps from 234 to 236 while the human eye can't really perceive much better than 8 fps.JonM33 wrote:Gamers will be almost impossible to convert unless they do like what I did, which is stop playing Windows games and get a console. The fact that most games that are on Windows are merely ports from consoles makes it even more justified not to be a Windows PC gamer. Then there's the disturbing cost of constantly upgrading and graphics cards that are $300-500 a pop.
hinto wrote: ...and the Network Manager in gnome works seamlessly with my company's vpn.
One-click and I'm behind the firewall;)
moved to Linux for the reason was tired of the slow down of the windows machines.jhk30 wrote:First of all I use Windows 7 and Linux mint as of yesterday.
Why did I switch to linux mint? I love Linux for a couple reasons. FREE OS, FREE programs, Compiz Fusion!!! and thats about it.
What Operating systems do I use? Windows 7 since last year. Linux Mint as of yesterday (Dual boot)
What linux distros did I use? Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Mandriva, Linux Kubuntu 9.10, Linux Mint 7
I have only used Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Mandriva, and Linux Kubuntu 9.10 for a maximum of 30 minutes. Why? each distro had a problem. What problem? Some sound, Some wireless internet, and some BOTH!
I have not had a problem with Linux Mint 7 yet. I plan on upgrading to Mint 8 but not until after christmas.
I am still a noob, I don't know how to install programs to linux yet, I basically just use Software Manager.
I would like to know how to install "themes" because I really want a wicked looking theme! and I don't know how to install them. I go to http://www.gnome-look.org and then I am confused because I don't know what one I need to download and how to install it.