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« on: April 19, 2013, 11:56:09 pm »



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« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2013, 07:02:21 am »

What's everyone's favourite Distro?

I don't use Linux anymore, but I loved Xubuntu, simply for having xfce. It had really simple, almost windows like shortcuts for things like going to the desktop, opening a terminal, etc.
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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2013, 10:59:39 am »

What's everyone's favourite Distro?

I don't use Linux anymore, but I loved Xubuntu, simply for having xfce. It had really simple, almost windows like shortcuts for things like going to the desktop, opening a terminal, etc.
Mint is best distro. cinnamon is a great de, but it is a tad resource heavy, so mate is a good alternative, but mint does come with most other de including xfce.
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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2013, 11:11:52 am »

Mint is best distro. cinnamon is a great de, but it is a tad resource heavy, so mate is a good alternative, but mint does come with most other de including xfce.

I heard that ubuntu booted faster than mint, so somebody recommended Ubuntu + Cinnamon.

But I doubt you'd do that because of the ubuntu hatred Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2013, 11:20:32 am »

I heard that ubuntu booted faster than mint, so somebody recommended Ubuntu + Cinnamon.

But I doubt you'd do that because of the ubuntu hatred Tongue
ubuntu is bloated as hell and pretty slow, and boot time is irrelevant to me cuz mint waits for my external hdd to start up before booting, which i can skip if i want.

also, canonical doesnt care about security, seeing as theyve released versions with huge security issues so they wouldnt be late or anything, not to mention the whole adware thing.


and they dont even care about their userbase D:
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2013, 01:04:01 pm »

I heard a quote about Arch linux, which makes a lot of sense if you've ever tried to use it:

"Arch doesn't teach you about your computer, or about Linux. It teaches you how to install Arch."
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2013, 01:24:58 pm »

I heard a quote about Arch linux, which makes a lot of sense if you've ever tried to use it:

"Arch doesn't teach you about your computer, or about Linux. It teaches you how to install Arch."
If Arch is so complicated, why do people use it?
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2013, 01:47:56 pm »

Freedom: Where you gotta Google on a Windows PC how to do anything.
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2013, 01:52:01 pm »

Freedom: Where you gotta Google on a Windows PC how to do anything.
I DDG on my mint when I can't remember a phrase because I havent had to use a terminal in months cuz it's so stable. Seriously, when I had ubuntu I was googling every other day trying to fix stuff, now that I has mint I havent looked anything up in forever.
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2013, 02:07:00 pm »

If Arch is so complicated, why do people use it?

Because it is literally a clean slate. It doesn't come with window manager or desktop environment, you have to install them yourself.

Same with drivers and stuff. Honestly, I'd rather use a Debian based Distro. It has everything you need built in, and is good for beginner's and power users.
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2013, 02:09:15 pm »

Freedom: Where you gotta Google on a Windows PC how to do anything.
No not really. Maybe if you're using Arch and you are still learning.
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2013, 02:14:36 pm »

Because it is literally a clean slate. It doesn't come with window manager or desktop environment, you have to install them yourself.

Same with drivers and stuff. Honestly, I'd rather use a Debian based Distro. It has everything you need built in, and is good for beginner's and power users.
That is the dumbest thing ever. Fo realz. You can just install/purge WM and DEs in any distro. :\
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2013, 02:24:55 pm »

If Arch is so complicated, why do people use it?
It's lightweight, install only the programs you want and you can completely customize they way you like you like if you know what your doing.
It's alright, I used it for a bit but then I stopped because I got tired of messing around with configuration files, and spending hours reading documentation. While with Mint/Ubuntu the simple things just works easily.
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« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2013, 02:27:14 pm »

It's lightweight, install only the programs you want and you can completely customize they way you like you like if you know what your doing.
It's alright, I used it for a bit but then I stopped because I got tired of messing around with configuration files, and spending hours reading documentation. While with Mint/Ubuntu the simple things just works easily.
You could do that with any distro but without all the hassle...
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2013, 02:34:38 pm »

You could do that with any distro but without all the hassle...
Most Arch users are ricers and like to start from scratch. But I agree, I think the way Arch works in needlessly complicated.
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