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Since I don't see any forums named Mint, I have to assume it's best not to ask questions about it in here, Am I correct in this assumption? I keep reading that Mint is based on Ubuntu but how different are they 'under the hood'?
Yes I found a Mint forum, but need to find another one, for any number of reasons.
Jus' askin'
thanks!
Moved.
This is the sub-forum you seek!
:)
Linux Mint has it's own forums @ http://forums.linuxmint.com/index.php?sid=c5356285be993c715c36529cfe7dcca4 That should be your first place for Mint Questions.
Mint's kernel is usually different and of course most of the desktop software is different. They do other tweaks also. but for the most part you can use Ubuntu packages on a mint install.
Mint is in the process of becoming a official Ubuntu flavor here. Until then, we have a PPA.
Thanks but I don't know what that PPA installation entails, or what it would do to my Ubuntu? Does it turn it into Mint? << not being a smart a** I don't honestly know...
I am tempted to try Mint since I like the DE better than Unity, but it seems like hardware that worked in Ubuntu didn't work when I ran the Mint Live CD.
It seemed to me that Mint had a lot of programs installed already that didn't need 'add-ons' to make them work. IE: It looked to me as if proprietary software was included in Mint that wasn't in Ubuntu. I liked that, but again some hardware didn't work immediately the way it did in Ubuntu, so I am on the fence so to speak. I actually have Mint installed on a spare HD if I want to take the time to change the connectors to use that drive. I'm just not sure of it is all I can say right now. I would hope that with help from this forum things can be made to function as they do now in Ubuntu.
Many thanks to all! :D
QIII said: Moved.
This is the sub-forum you seek!
:)
Thanks for pointing me to it! Great stuff! :D
Thanks but I don't know what that PPA installation entails, or what it would do to my Ubuntu? Does it turn it into Mint? << not being a smart a** I don't honestly know...
By using the ppa, it is my understanding that it can be installed on Ubuntu. You would then choose what you wanted to run at boot (the login screen) by clicking on the icon. I have a stand alone install of Mint which is a bit different to install.
Perhaps you should research the use of ppa's. https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=how+to+install+ppa+ubuntu&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8