[HLUG] Where does Linux Mint go from here ?

[Ann]

I am using xfce as I like the whisker menu.
On 22/11/14 12:36, Julian Robbins wrote:
> 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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