linuxgeek: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: New to Group & Linux

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scottro@...> wrote:
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> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:16:39AM -0000, Darksyde wrote:
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> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "sue_in_al" <sdp30564@> wrote:
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> > > Since then I have heard that Mint is better than Kubuntu. What is the consensus here.
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> > > I would like to give it a try, but as of yet I have not been able to create a bootable cd. Kubuntu was on a free cd. Is Mint available on a free cd too?
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> > > Thanks, Sue
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> > I'm sure everyone else has mentioned this by now but it's terribly easy to download a distro and burn to disk, even if it makes you uncomfortable at first...don't be, just dive right in.
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> Hrrm, I'm not sure anyone did. :) Yes, Sue, that's one thing most
> distributions now offer, a live CD so that you can test out the
> distribution without installing anything to hard drive. (Do keep in
> mind though, that a live CD will run more slowly than an actually
> installed distribution.
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Good point, Scott! Many people might be turned off by a distro only because it ran slowly "live".
Mark