--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote:
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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "ironmantis7x" <ironmantis7x@> wrote:
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> > I just wanted to let everyone know that I am enjoying my migration from Windows to Linux! <snip>
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> Mint is awfully green. If you really want to learn Linux then I
> suggest you run an unfriendly distribution. I've heard a lot of
> good things about Arch lately. It is inspired by Slackware, a
> distro notorious for being choosy about who its friends are.
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> Then there is Gentoo and LFS too for the completely deranged.
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> To me friendly all too often turns into condescending, or even hennish.
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> Paul
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And that, dear friends, is one man's opinion. No, literally, one
man's opinion. OK so the way to get someone to move from Windows
or Mac OS is to saddle them with an OS that is difficult for
seasoned Linux users to set up. I just cannot in good conscience
concur. You will be MUCH better off with Ubuntu, Mint, or
PCLinuxOS. I use Mint for my laptop, Ubuntu for my desktop, and
CentOS for all of my servers. Mint gets the majority of my use
because IT JUST WORKS. It does not prevent me from doing anything
such as learning the command line but at the same time does not
FORCE me into using other than GUI tools to do what I need. If you
don't like green, it is simple enough to change your desktop.
Loyal
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