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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Cinnamon is nice too.  It is one of my installed desktops on Arch.
The menu is sort of a cross between gnome2 and Windows, with the best parts of each... but I kind of prefer the flyouts of gnome2.
Linux Mint is basically Ubuntu with Cinnamon/MATE installed. Guaranteed smoothness because it's all built together, and stuff, whereas I thought with Ubuntu, you had to get patched versions of all kinds of stuff?
When installing on Ubuntu, don't you need to use a PPA? I heard it got shut down...
(I may be totally wrong, I don't follow Ubuntu news anymore.) |
No, Canonical, developers of Ubuntu, still provide software via the Ubuntu Software Center, but I tend to use the Synaptic Package Manager. Most of the software is patched as part of its ongoing life cycle -- I wouldn't want to use software that couldn't be patched. They have closed down some of the business-oriented services, like Ubuntu One, but I don't miss them.
The only time I've ever had to worry about PPAs is when I'm installing non-free software, like Skype.
My understanding may not be in-depth enough to give you a comprehensive answer.