RE: Installation frustrations

So, I too recommend Mint.  I have used Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, others that I forget, and in days gone by I’ve used slackware and others.

These days, I am more interested in USING Linux than in learning all the nifty administration things you can do (and sometimes will be forced to do to get done what you want to do).  I’ve “been there, done that” and would rather just get doing the stuff I am installing Linux to do than spending a lot of time learning how distro <x> does <y>.

Yes, if you’ve never used Linux perhaps you’ll have to learn how to do <y>, but generally just fire up Synaptic, select the package(s) you want, install, and get back to work.  Assuming of course that what you wanted isn’t there already.

I actually use Mint for my servers also.  We used to have a Red Hat server but it was a VERY old version, and what I needed to run on it was easier to install from Mint, so I went with Mint.   Yes, I’m arguably a bit lazy…

Now if somebody would make it so I can use more than 2 monitors on a computer with 3 or more video outputs I’d be VERY pleased ;-)

Notes: I generally use the Mate (or was that the Cinnamon?) version of Mint.  It is the one that gives you the most ‘old-fashioned’ menu system.  I also almost always use 2 monitors and 2 or 3 or 4 panels (2 on each monitor, top and bottom, generally).  

Rusty

From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Kaoru Wilbur
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 5:35 PM
To: Mike Butash; Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Installation frustrations

I third mint (or 5th!)

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Michael Butash <michael@butash.net> wrote:

I'll second (or forth) for mint debian edition.  

I've had some quirks, usual crap with i386 vs amd64 architecture, libssl0.98, but most have been pretty easy to figure out with a google search.  Far less frustrating than with ubuntu, but a bit of a new learning curve none the less with debian.

One thing I haven't figured out on mint is why X will consume 32gb of my 32gb of ram until it swaps to death on my desktop.  I'm pretty sure it has to do with the fglrx blob for amd/ati cards, but rather annoying at the moment as it timebombs in under a week.  Ubuntu would die in 2 days with compiz enabled, or less, so I'm less annoyed with Mint or Debian, more with AMD.  

Getting support out of AMD for linux seems to require an act of some deity to fix their shite drivers.  :\

-mb

On 09/23/2014 02:32 AM, IscreamKid wrote:

    I followed the directions in the link for shutting Tracker off.

    System is now running better.

    Still no e-mail send, work on that tomorrow. 

    Will look at Mint for virtual desktops

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