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    mvdan mvdan

    Struggling to decide on which distro flavour is best for getting people into !linux. Been thinking about !mint lately, but which DE?

    Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:17:22 UTC from identi.ca
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      sandersch sandersch

      @mvdan Are these people gonna explore Linux further, then yes.

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:20:26 UTC from identi.ca
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        mvdan mvdan

        I'd say so about debian, gentoo or arch, but mint... isn't it designed for ease of use and functionality?

        Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:28:30 UTC from identi.ca
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          sandersch sandersch

          @mvdan B/c it's based on Debian you can learn more and Mint is an easy to use distro.

          Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:43:24 UTC from identi.ca
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      filippobovo filippobovo

      @mvdan IMHO # # # Edition is the best option, especially with #!

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:22:43 UTC from identi.ca
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        mvdan mvdan

        Of course, debian-based. AFAIK mint will drop ubuntu soon.

        Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:27:55 UTC from identi.ca
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          filippobovo filippobovo

          @mvdan True... With Debian is lighter and more responsive!

          Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:31:08 UTC from identi.ca
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      cyberkiller cyberkiller

      @mvdan technical/power users/other proficient with computers → kde, yo' grandma → any netbook shell, else → ?

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:23:51 UTC from identi.ca
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        mvdan mvdan

        Hmm, not very into kde nor gnome3/unity myself. I'm not sure between Xfce and Cinnamon (never used any of the two unfortunately)

        Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:29:59 UTC from identi.ca
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          sandersch sandersch

          @mvdan openbox

          Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:59:43 UTC from identi.ca
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            mvdan mvdan

            Used fluxbox for a while. Is it about the same, or easier to set up? Maybe works on top of xfce?

            Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 13:25:12 UTC from identi.ca
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      jankusanagi jankusanagi

      @mvdan Mageia rocks, specially v2, coming soon

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:27:43 UTC from identi.ca
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      bernat bernat

      @mvdan I doubt one DE can satisfy everyone. My father is just getting comfortable with gnome-shell after having tried several options.

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:29:58 UTC from identi.ca
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      grnspn grnspn

      @mvdan and, very importan, after you setup the system lock the widgets, otherwise you'll be called regulary about missing tray/panel )))

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 11:38:52 UTC from identi.ca
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        mvdan mvdan

        Hahah, fair point :)

        Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 13:24:17 UTC from identi.ca
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      mjjzf mjjzf

      I must say that the Lxde version just released is very fast and rather smooth. I would say that or Lxde.

      Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 12:10:53 UTC from identi.ca
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        mvdan mvdan

        Yep, thanks :)

        Tuesday, 13-Mar-12 13:25:30 UTC from identi.ca