[HLUG] Where does Linux Mint go from here ?

[Julian Robbins]

Hello Ann

Thanks for the mention of Manjaro it might suit be well

I've installed it in a virtualbox and will try the community version with
Cinnamon on it when I get a moment

Julian
On 20 Nov 2014 14:03, "Ann" <catether at talktalk.net> wrote:

> Although I loved Mint - Mate, I have switched to Manjaro as I like the
> rolling release, installing software is so easy - but I haven't had the
> courage to install pure Arch yet.
> Ann
> On 20/11/14 01:55, brightfield at runbox.com wrote:
>
>> I went for the LTS Canonical's knack of screwing rolling releases up
>> meant I opted not to upgrade to 14.10.. They have kind of cracked it with
>> 14.04 for an everyday distro.. That's my 2pence worth for what it's worth..
>>
>> Smiles C
>>
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>>    Original Message
>> From: Julian Robbins
>> Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2014 00:08
>> To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>> Reply To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] Where does Linux Mint go from here ?
>>
>> I actually meant Ubuntu 14.10 which must be out now ??
>>
>> Julian
>>
>> On 19 November 2014 23:49, <brightfield at runbox.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I've been using Ubuntu 14.04 for the last few months and it has been very
>>> stable.. They have really sorted out the issues with unity‎. I find it
>>> just
>>> works... It is very mature now..
>>>
>>> Charlie.
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the EE network.
>>> Original Message
>>> From: Julian Robbins
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2014 23:43
>>> To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group
>>> Reply To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>>> Subject: [HLUG] Where does Linux Mint go from here ?
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> As you may know Linux Mint used to release its distro based on the Ubuntu
>>> packages and its own desktop environments of Cinnamon and mate about a
>>> month after Ubuntu's distro releases. But the upcoming release of Mint 18
>>> will be the first that will have only the major DE updates and some major
>>> application updates but won't have general application new versions as is
>>> usual which I can understanding their thinking to improve stability but I
>>> really would like new versions of applications without hundreds of messy
>>> PPAs everywhere ...
>>>
>>> So what do I do ? Go back to Ubuntu and install Cinnamon on top ? Messy
>>> but
>>> would work, or move to a totally new distro like Arch which is very
>>> powerful but possibly too much work to keep on top of
>>>
>>> ..Or something else - any suggestions ??
>>>
>>> I want to keep on the Debian/Ubuntu/Mint line rather than Suse or Fedora
>>> too ...
>>>
>>>
>>> Also new Ubuntu was released a short while back and its the first time I
>>> recall a new ubuntu without absolutely anyone telling me about it ... Is
>>> it
>>> that boring now when new distro versions come out that we know what to
>>> expect ... ?
>>>
>>> Julian
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