Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I've been using linux mint for over a week now....</div><div>and i have to admit that the next person who asks me:</div><div><br></div><div>"kalpesh, which is the best linux desktop distro to use on my laptop/desktop?" i dont think i will be answering</div> <div>with ubuntu.</div><div><br></div><div>it makes me sad that what mint have done is give ubuntu a little more love.. and made it almost</div><div>the perfect end user distro. you just load up the dvd... and you're done. dvd's, mp3's, java, web browser</div> <div>codecs etc.. everything is there. you dont need to install anything else... unless you want a different</div><div>email client etc.</div><div><br></div><div>you dont actually require an internet connection.. ...yeah ubuntu is the same.. fine.. but if you want vlc.. </div> <div>you need internet. and thats just one example. the fact that our ubuntu repo's work with mint..</div><div>means that a more complete and user friendly distro is available to end users in zimbabwe.</div><div><br></div> <div>which all in all.. makes me think that canonical could actually make this a better distro if they wanted to..</div><div>but they dont.. maybe because of legal reasons.. maybe because of other issues.. who knows.</div> <div><br></div><div>im sorry.. but at the moment.. i couldn't recommend ubuntu to anyone...when they can use this...</div><div>this is a better option for the average end user. </div><div><br></div><div>for technical people obviously ubuntu is better..</div> <div><br></div><div>kalpesh.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 8:04 AM, O. Sinclair <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:o.sinclair@gmail.com">o.sinclair@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">You could try and simply add kubuntu-desktop by<br> sudo aptitude (or apt-get) kubuntu-desktop<br> I suspect it will replace the mint network app with knetworkmanager though<br> then there is an app I can not remember (check on <a href="http://kde-apps.org" target="_blank">kde-apps.org</a>) that<br> sorts out the menu afterwards so all gnome-specific stuff ends up in a<br> separate menu<br> Be sure to backup first...<br> <br> there is a way to install "pure" kde environment, not kubuntu, but I can<br> not remember or find it right now<br> <font color="#888888"><br> Sinclair<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> On 25/11/2010 09:18, Kalpesh Thaker wrote:<br> > Hey Guys...<br> ><br> > I firmly believe in giving credit, where credit is due.. and i'd like to<br> > introduce a new linux distro to everyone...<br> > its called linux mint. mint is based on ubuntu, and if you havent tried<br> > it.. PLEASE DO because its AWESOME.<br> ><br> > this distro is designed to be more user friendly and complete that the<br> > basic ubuntu.. it has new menus.. and<br> > a much easier interface. it also has all the codecs, media players and<br> > browser plugins pre-installed.<br> ><br> > best of all, you can still connect to our local ubuntu repository and do<br> > updates!<br> ><br> > give this a go if you find ubuntu to be too finicky...<br> ><br> > you can grab the install image from here:<br> ><br> > <a href="http://archive.ubuntu.org.zw/ubuntu/iso/linux_mint/" target="_blank">http://archive.ubuntu.org.zw/ubuntu/iso/linux_mint/</a><br> ><br> > the basic install uses gnome, however, im still figuring out if i can<br> > get kde to run on it...<br> > there is a kde version of mint, but its based an older version of kde<br> > and is extremely buggy.<br> ><br> > a few of us have tried out mint.. and we think it kicks ubuntus butt<br> ><br> > kalpesh.<br> ><br> <br> <br> </div></div>--<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5">Ubuntu-zw mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-zw@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-zw@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-zw" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-zw</a><br> --<br> <a href="http://www.ubuntu.org.zw" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntu.org.zw</a><br> <a href="http://zimbabwe.ubuntuforums.org" target="_blank">http://zimbabwe.ubuntuforums.org</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>