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TroglodyteScholar

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1. A GREAT alternative to Windows
Sat Nov 30, 2013, 12:10 AM
Nov 2013

I've been using Mint 14 on my main laptop for quite a while... was considering an upgrade to 15 due to some troubles I had with Bluetooth, but I'm glad I've held out. I did go ahead and upgrade to Cinnamon 2.0, though, and so far it's very very nice.

Will be upgrading as soon as I complete a backup

Edit: For those of you who are curious, but not terribly adventurous when it comes to your computer, you can run Mint from a live DVD... just download the ISO file for your machine's architectures (32 bit will work across the board, but 64 bit is required for most modern machines to use >4gb RAM). Anyway, just burn the ISO to a DVD and then you can boot from it to try out the OS.

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A GREAT alternative to Windows TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #1
Or you can run it off a usb drive. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #2
Excellent news! defacto7 Nov 2013 #3
I'm just starting to get used to Elementary OS. xfundy Nov 2013 #4
No Linux release that I know of, but... HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #5
Thanks. xfundy Nov 2013 #6
Do you mind explaining what prompted you to choose Elementary? TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #9
Sure. xfundy Nov 2013 #11
Bookmarking. Thanks for the post. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #7
I just installed the Mate version madokie Nov 2013 #8
Good to know. Thanks. Laelth Nov 2013 #10
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