Another Ubuntu alternative - Linux Mint

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It has been said before here somewhere, anyhow:
I installed Mint last night and am testing it out, and so far it is not half bad. Love the menu system, a big WIN and it seems they are planning on keeping the Gnome 2 shell for the time being. Could not find a developer roadmap to see for how long though.

For the people wanting an alternative, give it a spin!
When Ubuntu removes classic support I'm going to move all the office PC's over to Mint.
 
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As far as I know the next version of mint will use gnome shell.

I downloaded mint kde for laughs, but I will stick with unity

another ubuntu based alternative you could look at is Zorin .
 
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I've been using Mint 10 for a while now, and I agree it's a great ubuntu distro. Especially when you right click in a folder you can "open terminal here", absolutely can't live without that!
 
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Praeses said:
I've been using Mint 10 for a while now, and I agree it's a great ubuntu distro. Especially when you right click in a folder you can "open terminal here", absolutely can't live without that!
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You can add this feature to Ubuntu by typing in:

sudo aptitude install nautilus-open-terminal

and then re-starting Nautilus. It can also be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre.
 
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garyc said:
You can add this feature to Ubuntu by typing in:

sudo aptitude install nautilus-open-terminal

and then re-starting Nautilus. It can also be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre.
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Cool thanks! Should be default IMO :)
 
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Just replaced Ubuntu 11.4 with Mint 11. Such a bloody pleasure not having to freakking worry about codecs.! :)
 
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Also been using Mint for about 18 months now - love it. Definitely recommended.
 
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hawker said:
Sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

No more codec worry :)
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Yes yes...I know....but I do like the idea of everything being installed out of the box and not having to waste all my megs downloading the freakking codecs again and again and again everytime I install it.

PS: Why the frikkadel do Ubuntu and Mint not just put the freaking dustbin on the flippen desktop out of the d@nderse box!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: I know it takes like 2 seconds to do it manually...but why oh why in the age of us being able to deliver data through thin air must users still do this themselves I ask you with tears in my eyes!!!!!??????
 
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ocleroux said:
Yes yes...I know....but I do like the idea of everything being installed out of the box and not having to waste all my megs downloading the freakking codecs again and again and again everytime I install it.

PS: Why the frikkadel do Ubuntu and Mint not just put the freaking dustbin on the flippen desktop out of the d@nderse box!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: I know it takes like 2 seconds to do it manually...but why oh why in the age of us being able to deliver data through thin air must users still do this themselves I ask you with tears in my eyes!!!!!??????
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Because I do not have a singel icon on my desktop?
Some like it some dont't?
 
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Well I'm one of those people who hates the 'dustbin' and never use it anyway, so I'm glad it's not on the desktop by default. In any case, even Windows 7 doesn't put it there anymore.
 
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