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14. Thanks. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon now and am planning to keep it for a while ...

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 11:54 AM

Apr 2014

I do have several computers with multiple partitions, so I'll be trying out other flavors (or is it fragrances ?) of Linux and other desktops. I'm also hunting by proxy for an OS the rest of my family (all much less technically inclined) can use. Elementary sounds like a good candidate. Cinnamon's "menu" in the lower left corner is similar enough to MS's "start menu" that it would shorten the learing curve -- or so I hope; my mom still uses Explorer to open everything in WinXP.

I tried installing Ubuntu 13.04 and I can't say I like the Unity interface. It's strangely inconsistent in some regards. Also, I tried running mprime twice and both times it quit, for no apparent reason and without any notification or error message, after only a few minutes. Linux Mint has been running the same program overnight and doing quite well. Still, it's worth trying 14, but maybe not a beta version. Of all the distros out there, I suspect Ubuntu, as an organization, has the momentum to stick around for the longest time, so it's probably the safest bet in that regard.

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Ubuntu vs Mint vs um, Other ... recommendations ? [View all] eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 OP

I recently installed xubuntu on a system similar to the one you describe. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #1

Thanks. As a sometimes X Windows user, I might have been tempted to try that. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #2

FWIW dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #3

Nice comments and I agree. defacto7 Apr 2014 #5

Hmmm...I will take a look at Libre Office. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #7

Thanks for that info. I have used both OpenOffice and LibreOffice (in Windows) ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #9

LibreOffice comes installed with Linux Mint. That was a bonus. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #15

Thanks for the comments. I was more or less "defaulting" to Ubuntu as it is ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #8

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has a great track record. L0oniX Apr 2014 #4

12.04 won't run on these CPU's, apparently. But 13.04 does (w/problems). eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #16

Tomorrow 14.04 comes out madokie Apr 2014 #19

I'd go with LTS ...long term support. I'm having fun right now running WindowsXP in Virtualbox. L0oniX Apr 2014 #20

I think both Mint and Ubuntu sound right defacto7 Apr 2014 #6

Well, I'm not in love with Windows ... actually prefer a Mac look-and-feel. eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #10

You may like the default Ubuntu Unity desktop then... defacto7 Apr 2014 #11

Thanks for pointing me to distrowatch. Sounds like what I need. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #12

I recommend Elementary Adelante Apr 2014 #13

Thanks. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon now and am planning to keep it for a while ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #14

Your mom Adelante Apr 2014 #17

Good for them ! My mom and her sisters all *need* to use computers ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #18