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Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by INTPenis »

old-gregg wrote: post #14
sandGorgon wrote: post #11

The desktop that has the maximum number of core developers - including kernel, desktop, ux and userland is Fedora. And it shows.

Meh... and this army of developers still hasn't figured out how to ship a distro with a proper font rendering. Having to do [1] is insane. And every time you bring this up, there's always "looks fine to me" or "a matter of taste" argument. Nope it's not. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/5ea3bx/font_renderi...

It's not a matter of figuring out. It's an issue with patents.

Fedora is actually pretty strict about free software.

Also you can check out Fedy which makes those steps much easier.

Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by ericfrederich »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #16

I've never understood the love for Mint. All it is is Ubuntu with a Gnome 2 style desktop and things already configured for Linux newbies. I installed it long ago and it was way buggier than Ubuntu. Right now on openSUSE Tumbleweed with Gnome Shell, couldn't be happier. And if I were to give a vote for most 'desktop ready' system, I'd go with Fedora (the only thing I dislike about openSUSE is how PackageKit and YAST…

I like that it's Debian/Ubuntu based so I can follow instructions for almost anything on the internet. For example, the other day I was looking into VPN solutions and ended up going with IPVanish (I may try out a different one next month)... good luck finding OpenSuse instructions. It's just Ubuntu and if you're lucky, there's an RPM for Fedora/CentOS.

I like Cinnamon. Going forward with GTK3 but not with Gnome3. Nice easy to use interface.

Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by ZenoArrow »

schoen wrote: post #21
MisterKent wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, I don't know why. Care to explain?

Apparently https://freetype.org/patents.html

Didn't know about that. Thanks for the link.

When is the last of the ClearType patents due to expire? Is the patent expiry date based on the Publication date/Filing date/Priority date + a fixed number of years?

Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by jnbiche »

interfixus wrote: post #36
leeoniya wrote: post #5

Manjaro (Arch) w/xfce is pretty great, too. https://manjaro.org/

It is indeed. It finally made a Debian defector out of me.

Eh, I don't know. I like Arch but it can be a lot of work. For my main dev machine, I use Ubuntu to just get shit done, particularly given the fact that many open source projects have a Debian package if not an Ubuntu PPA.

Arch did make me a bit more open-minded about systemd. I still think it's a bad move architecturally, but it does make a lot of things more convenient.

Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by willtim »

bitL wrote: post #27
Mikeb85 wrote: post #16

I've never understood the love for Mint. All it is is Ubuntu with a Gnome 2 style desktop and things already configured for Linux newbies. I installed it long ago and it was way buggier than Ubuntu. Right now on openSUSE Tumbleweed with Gnome Shell, couldn't be happier. And if I were to give a vote for most 'desktop ready' system, I'd go with Fedora (the only thing I dislike about openSUSE is how PackageKit and YAST…

It kept "normal" desktop paradigm when everyone around was submitting to (IMO insane) design experiments everywhere. Then it was the only Linux distro that was handling HiDPI correctly and made it look better than Windows on retina displays.

If you mean "normal" as similar to Windows 95, then there was a very good reason to experiment with alternatives: the US patent system.

Re: Mint 18.2: Still the best Linux desktop

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Post by dnautics »

dunpeal wrote: post #37

For an experienced Ubuntu user, who knows how to configure their system to their liking, including switching the DE if desired - what exactly would be the benefits of migrating to Mint?

Not having to do all that....

I wouldn't migrate to it just to migrate. Migrate to it when you would have migrated anyway.

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