Spergloids.

[maerilith]

Originally Posted by leewong [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why mint? It is just Debian with a bunch of bloat added. Why not just do a minimal debian installation, add a window manager like openbox or fluxbox then grab only the programs and drivers you need?

oh and to actually answer your question (sorry i sperged onmike)

I like preconfigured stuff with the repos and mint looked like it was set up decently with some good repos already

Ubuntu is a bit too FOSSy for me and mint was a great compromise between foss and 3rd party proprietary support, I hope mint does well.

Also, I use to be a big slackware fan. I don't do computer stuff much anymore other than to sperg here and look up pretty kitten pictures. So it wasn't a big deal that I had the absolute most optimized awesome system.

I guess I had some very lukewarm experiences with Ubuntu. SO far much more impressed with mint.

[maerilith]

like, i really didnt do much to mint other than throw an oracle dev repo on it and double click java 8

[maerilith]

and it just works!

which is a new experience for me in the computer world. cause 3 decades of M$ wasn't a 'just work thing' either.

[leewong]

Originally Posted by maerilith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

oh and to actually answer your question (sorry i sperged onmike)

I like preconfigured stuff with the repos and mint looked like it was set up decently with some good repos already

Ubuntu is a bit too FOSSy for me and mint was a great compromise between foss and 3rd party proprietary support, I hope mint does well.

Also, I use to be a big slackware fan. I don't do computer stuff much anymore other than to sperg here and look up pretty kitten pictures. So it wasn't a big deal that I had the absolute most optimized awesome system.

I guess I had some very lukewarm experiences with Ubuntu. SO far much more impressed with mint.

To each there own I suppose. If you like mint you should check out cruncbang and arch. Crunch supports lots of hardware off the shelf but is geared towards minimal bloat. Arch has been around for ages and has a great community and support...minimal bloat as well. I still have an arch partition on my HD....5 years and running.

[leewong]

Originally Posted by maerilith [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

oh yeah i been IT pro for more than 10 yrs, that was just my mania, i prob have more than a PDd, shud get a free diploma from berkly IMO

Not trying to be harsh but if you have been doing it for 10 years and just now installed a Linux distro for the first time...you prob earn minimum wage or do it for family and friends only. Just saying....

[TacoSmasher]

Originally Posted by leewong [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Not trying to be harsh but if you have been doing it for 10 years and just now installed a Linux distro for the first time...you prob earn minimum wage or do it for family and friends only. Just saying....

QFT.

also, this thread, WTF!?

[radditsu]

Dont quote him. I dont want his idiocy in my life. I just want him to dissapear.

[maerilith]

Not the 1st time and stop posting in my fucking threads radditsu.

[radditsu]

I assume thats to me and go fuck yourself

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

Hope your medication arrives soon or you get the help you need god bless