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>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Metro <tmetro-blu at vl.com> writes: Tom> [The first of a series of posts on Linux desktops.] Tom> We've discussed the idea of using Mint as an alternative to Tom> Ubuntu here before, but how many of you have actually done Tom> that? I've used Ubuntu for a decade or so on my desktop, but about a year ago, I was having terrible problems running it on the laptop (an old Thinkpad), because of power management and graphics issues. So the laptop is now running Mint. There's a wierd problem with Flash in chromium, and there was a problem with sound being quite noisy, which got fixed by updating everything. So on the whole, I'm pretty happy. It certainly doesn't hang when I close the lid or run a screensaver the way Ubuntu 10.04LTS did. I would like to say that the netbook (an Acer Aspire One) is also running Linux Mint, but the graphical install failed because the screen was too small, and I haven't gotten around to doing anything different, so it runs Windows when I use it at all. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad at laymusic.org, twitter: @serpentplayer) (617) 661-8097 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 http://www.laymusic.org/ http://www.serpentpublications.org With all these books, as with any on the subject, do not expect to turn yourself into an expert via the printed word alone. You can commit to memory everything Lichine has to say about Gevrey-Chambertin and still have no idea whether you would like the wine. Kingsley Amis, _On Drink_
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