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Originally Posted by theducks
I would recommend Mint,  Clean and simple UI
The ?buntus switch to Unity would make it even harder for a basilc level W9x/XP person to transition.
Command line: I use it in both OS for those special cases where the CLI is just right  |
I couldn't stand Unity so I switched from Ubuntu to Arch Linux.
Only Ubuntu uses Unity -- that is the whole point of the other 'buntus. Mint is Ubuntu wih Cinnamon/MATE plopped on top.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The one thing a lot of people see is the choice of software. It's a lot more limited with Linux and there seems to be a lot of compile this to get it working on your particular version. Plus there are the dependency issues as well. Those are big turn offs.
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Um, excuse me? Does your linux experience come from running Linux From Scratch, or have you ever heard of software repositories?
I have not had cause to compile anything from source. Anything.
(Actually, not true.
I did get calibre running from my source checkout.
Plus the Arch Linux AUR is merely PKGBUILDs, but that compile-from-source process is mechanized and requires no input so it just takes longer than usual. Plus Arch Linux is not a proof to anything.)