[PLUG] From Windows to Linux

Wayne E. Van Loon Sr. wevl at pacifier.com
Fri Jul 18 19:51:25 UTC 2014


Can't answer all your questions, but I have had experience with Linux 
Mint Mate 32 bit. In my experience, it's not very stable.
Wayne


On 07/18/2014 09:34 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Windows 7 is the "last straw" for a friend who has used every
> version since Windows 3.1.
>
> Evidently Windows 7 would not allow him to do something he could
> in previous versions (There was a side comment that having actual
> DOS would be nice.) My proposed comment is that all common Linux
> distros allow opening a command line window. Am I correct?
>
> In the past I've suggested Ubuntu and/or Debian (Gnome3 and Unity
> being nonstarters as DE).
> He is partial to largish systems with many apps, I like light weight.
>
> While chasing answers to various questions I've become confused:
>     What is essential difference between
>     --    Linuxmint Cinnamon
>               and
>           Linuxmint Mate
>
>     --    Kubuntu
>               and
>           Debian with KDE desktop
>           (My impression is mechanics of accessing repositories)
>
> TIA
>
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