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Hi guys,

hopefully i am going to install Linux onto my machine tomorrow. I'm not sure what version to get though. I am very interested in the Mint flavour. However, I don't know which version of Mint to get. There are currently 4 that are available for download. They consist of: Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce and KDE. Which one would you recommend to someone starting out with Linux like myself?

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php - Here is a download link to the Linux Mint download page.

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Patalayus

 

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The machine I will be installing it on has a Pentium, so i think MATE will be the best option

 

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Id get ubuntu, it has the most support, and mint is just ubuntu with a skin and some preinstalled software.

 

For min, id get the cinnamon version. XFCE is designed for lowend systems withount much ram. MATE is for the people who like old software and never want to upgrade and KDE is different, you can try it, but id try cinnanmon for now. These are also just the desktop enviro's so they will preform and work the same

 

You can also Install all of these desktop enviroments on one install and switch when you log in.

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6 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get ubuntu, it has the most support, and mint is just ubuntu with a skin and some preinstalled software.

 

For min, id get the cinnamon version. XFCE is designed for lowend systems withount much ram. MATE is for the people who like old software and never want to upgrade and KDE is different, you can try it, but id try cinnanmon for now. These are also just the desktop enviro's so they will preform and work the same

 

You can also Install all of these desktop enviroments on one install and switch when you log in.

Ubuntu is a bad option for older systems. Unity is pretty resource intensive.

Mint is Ubuntu, minus Canonical's software store, and with different default desktop environments.

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55 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get ubuntu, it has the most support, and mint is just ubuntu with a skin and some preinstalled software.

and ubuntu is debian with a skin and some software installed.

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1 minute ago, vorticalbox said:

and ubuntu is debian with a skin and some software installed.

Yep i like debian more, but some things like installing gpu drivers and software are a bit easier on ubuntu.

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Yep i like debian more, but some things like installing gpu drivers and software are a bit easier on ubuntu.

I like the ubuntu installed super simple, I've seen some where you have to press ok SO many times its stupid.

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On November 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Patalayus said:

The machine I will be installing it on has a Pentium, so i think MATE will be the best option

 

Pentium here as well. I installed Ubuntu but it was very very heavy so I looked for a lighter version. I then installed Kubuntu, which is much lighter. I've been running it ever since and I very much like it. I've been thinking of trying Lubuntu lately, but I'm short on time. 

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Why the hell do you use such a Pentium machine in this 2016 bro, here is my Cinnamon which runs very smoothly, it's pretty light compared to KDE and Gnome

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7 hours ago, Niemand said:

Pentium here as well. I installed Ubuntu but it was very very heavy so I looked for a lighter version. I then installed Kubuntu, which is much lighter. I've been running it ever since and I very much like it. I've been thinking of trying Lubuntu lately, but I'm short on time. 

I personally think that Kubuntu is heavier than Ubuntu, as initially KDE is the heaviest one

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1 hour ago, mafioso said:

I personally think that Kubuntu is heavier than Ubuntu, as initially KDE is the heaviest one

That was definitely not my experience. I couldn't get anything to work with Ubuntu.

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1 hour ago, mafioso said:

Why the hell do you use such a Pentium machine in this 2016 bro, here is my Cinnamon which runs very smoothly, it's pretty light compared to KDE and Gnome

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No way to know until you try them! I would recommend Ubuntu with MATE or Cinnamon. You could load up a bunch of different distros in a vm as well (virtualbox is good). You'll find one you like. :)

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