Comments on: Linux Mint 7 Gloria RC Unleashed

By: facebook-1103004308

facebook-1103004308 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:22:33 +0000

I'm probably as neabout as new to the Linux family of distros as a person can get, but frustrated with Windows Vista (like so many others), I decided last week to take the plunge and check Linux out as a viable option.

I did my homework, burned a few live CDs, tried out OpenSuSe, Simply Mepis, and Ubuntu, but Linux Mint was what really drew me in. I was amazed at how well the Live CD worked, so I decided to install it and dual-boot with Vista.

The installation was amazingly easy and complete. I'm on my second day of using Mint, and I don't see myself ever going back to Vista. I think I'm already hooked! It's a beautiful program that just WORKS, and it makes the transition from Windows just about seamless. Good job!

By: tad

tad — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:20:39 +0000

Hi. I have ubuntu on my desktop. I also have one of those little acer aspire one netbooks 512Mb and 8Gb SSD on whichI'm currently using a distro called Kuki Linux- which works pretty well (It's designed specifically with the Acer in mind) however as I don't really keep anything of note on the computer it makes it suitable for trying out new stuff on. Do you know if Mint might run OK on such a machine?

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:01:10 +0000

He means that the first thumbnail image on the page points back to this page instead of to the full size image (which is here: http://techmiso.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/...)

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:45:34 +0000

Good looking out. I had wondered about the theme and am glad to see it's available for more than just Mint users. I actually adore this theme and like it much more so than the default Ubuntu 9.04 theme. It's one of the reasons Mint looks so tasty!

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:44:30 +0000

That is very cool to hear, that a stay ah home Mom is a Linux user. I think most people would find it hard to believe but given distros like Mint it's more than plausible. Best of luck!

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:43:35 +0000

Indeed they are, especially with such a polished interface like Mint. With these distros I think Linux is almost there.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:42:27 +0000

What exactly does that mean?

By: Lopo

Lopo — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:59:47 +0000

The first image points to the wrong direction ;)

By: Web designer

Web designer — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:18:15 +0000

Ubuntu and Mint are changing the way people see Linux. Bye bye Windows :p

I love it!!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:25:18 +0000

I love Mint. I'm a fairly new Linux user. Mint made the switch virtually painless. Now that I'm here, I'm enjoying learning CLI and talking with the Linux experts. Who would have known that a stay at home mom from the southern united states could learn to do so many awesome things with her computer. Very blessed to be a Mint user :)

By: oj

oj — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:34:28 +0000

From your screenshots, Mint uses the GNOME-colors project for its's theme (GDM, GTK, icons, Metacity), the color version called "Wise" (Green), found here: http://code.google.com/p/gnome-colors/

It's what I use for my Ubuntu 9.04. It's a great theme. Check out the other colors aswell.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:51:14 +0000

Many thanks for the information. Good to know ahead of time!

By: Husse

Husse — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:12:31 +0000

Just a short comment
mint4win does not work with this RC but will of course work with the final

By: gamerchick02

gamerchick02 — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:42:51 +0000

Cool. I'm really digging Ubuntu Jaunty right now. Good OS, and it gets better with every release.

Amy

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:37:12 +0000

If you like Ubuntu then you will definitely like Linux Mint. They're essentially the same only Linux Mint is an overall better desktop Linux.

By: gamerchick02

gamerchick02 — Sun, 10 May 2009 05:42:38 +0000

I use Ubuntu, but I might give this distro a try. I have some time coming up in a couple weeks… I'd like a little project to work on.

Amy

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:42:32 +0000

Glad to have helped point you towards a cool Linux distro. Enjoy!

By: John Dyer

John Dyer — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:25:10 +0000

Thanks to this great writeup I think I will be taking a good look at Mint and see if I can't find a use for it on one of my old laptops.

By: Scott Jarkoff

Scott Jarkoff — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:27:17 +0000

I would love to see a cool project like Linux Mint make it big. These guys do great work on their little distro and it's cool to see the latest release get even better.

But yeah, Linux supplanting Windows would be quite interesting. There is a long way to go but it is definitely an intriguing concept.

By: Newks

Newks — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:25:13 +0000

Mint has always been a favourite of mine, and definitely a project that I hope continues for a number of years. For so long Linux was kind of a “backstage” experience – you got to places you wouldn't otherwise, but it really wasn't user-friendly or polished to any regards. Things like Mint make it seem like that someday, perhaps it'll even supplant Windows or Mac as the most viable OS choice. Now wouldn't that be an interesting turn of events for the computing world?