LInux Mint is the Best Operating System For A Laptop

cable842

Want to buy a new Laptop O.k go to Belfast and buy yourself a laptop for half the price it is in dublin or the rest of ireland.

Once you get it either having Windows Vista Or Windows 7.

Download Linux Mint either:

Linux Mint 7

Linux Mint 5 LTS

Which ever seems to work better with your system.

I was a avid Windows Fan for 10 Years and I made the switch to Linux Mint.

This is the system for you totally it is so much better then windows its beyond funny

Running it 2 months now and not one error coming up. I ask it to do something and it does what I say simple as that.

Try it out Instead of Windows 7

Agent Smith

I tried installing on my spare desktop. after downloading the ISO, and burning to a CD, it then tried to get me to download it again.


any ideas?

cable842

which version did you install mate. what it a desktop version ?

Agent Smith wrote: »

I tried installing on my spare desktop. after downloading the ISO, and burning to a CD, it then tried to get me to download it again.


any ideas?

cable842

try the 64bit iso version that will work for you

http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/7/LinuxMint-7-x64.iso

i can do that install for yea no bother at all

petes

Can I ask one question (well, two)? Why are you going hell for leather telling everyone that Linux mint is the only way forward?

And also have you used Windows 7?

petes

mickoneill30 wrote: »

I think it's changed his life. Pretty much all of his posts are saying use Linux Mint. Fair enough I suppose.

Fair enough, for them. It mightn't suit someone eles to use Linux. I still want to know the answer to the second question though.

partyatmygaff

cable842 wrote: »

Want to buy a new Laptop O.k go to Belfast and buy yourself a laptop for half the price it is in dublin or the rest of ireland.

Once you get it either having Windows Vista Or Windows 7.

Download Linux Mint either:

Linux Mint 7

Linux Mint 5 LTS

Which ever seems to work better with your system.

I was a avid Windows Fan for 10 Years and I made the switch to Linux Mint.

This is the system for you totally it is so much better then windows its beyond funny

Running it 2 months now and not one error coming up. I ask it to do something and it does what I say simple as that.

Try it out Instead of Windows 7

Windows 7 does what I want when I want it done and no errors so far, all is going great.

I am not going to go trying out new obscure linux distros when windows 7 does all I need it to do and the most important thing is that windows 7 actually supports more than a handful of applications.

The only distro of linux I would ever use on my laptop would be Ubuntu.

cable842

i have used windows 7 i liked it 8 months ago.

Ive been using windows since I was in school its a headache.

Ive been using linux mint the last 3 months and Im really happy with it.

no errors noting what to speak off i love it Ive never used anything that have everything at a finger tip any program i want no viruses at all no slow down noting.

All I can say is that I just find linux mint very easy to use and its a dream to use.

Insurgent wrote: »

Can I ask one question (well, two)? Why are you going hell for leather telling everyone that Linux mint is the only way forward?

And also have you used Windows 7?

petes

Fine but it is not for everyone like you think. Far too many users rely on windows for their applications and support for those applications.

I find windows great. Nothing wrong with it. Just don't go messing with it. Same said for any linux distro including mint.

cable842

i find that the general joe soap just using there computer to use the internet

petes

Yeah that's fine but I just find from experience users tend to mess with things they shouldn't!

mickoneill30

cable842 wrote: »

i find that the general joe soap just using there computer to use the internet

Absolutely not. That may be the bulk of their use but if you're supporting users (and I'm including home users) you'll be getting little niggly questions about "how do I do this" or "I want to run this app".

As an example my folks have an oldish PC. They wanted to surf the internet.
So I installed Fedora.
Then when they were using some apps on their old printer the printing was coming out messed up. I checked and the printer only had generic drivers and was not supported under Linux. I went out and bought a printer with a scanner. The printer worked fine but I could not, no matter what I did, get the scanner working. I'm sure this is my fault but I'm also a bit more advanced than a general user. The printer / scanner worked fine in Windows so it wasn't hardware. Now the scanner is just used as a photcopier.
My dad wanted to use his iPod so I had to figure out an iTunes alternative that was usable enough for him to understand.
I have been asked about some Word documents too. I know there are people who post here saying that OpenOffice can 100% replace MS Office. I can send them on some doc files that open fine in Word but need a lot of messing about in OpenOffice.
They needed JRE for some websites. That opened a can of worms for me with Firefox telling me to install Java while I'm looking at it installed in the system.
That's just my folks and they're really, really simple users.
A couple of those issues above might just be Fedora specific. I don't know. Maybe Linux Mint wouldn't have the same issues, but I'm not reinstalling my folks PC for the craic.

partyatmygaff

For the general majority of computer users who can hardly manage to use mainstream OSes like Windows or Mac OS, Linux is probably like rocket science to them.

For the more technical user what advantage has an obscure and relatively poorly known Linux Distro over a better supported and widely used distro like Fedora, Ubuntu etc?

cable842

well Ive done a lot of installs for home users and linux mint everthing works with it.

you could plug a hairdryer into it and it would work. I didnt try and use fedora myself but using linux and not a problem at all.

try linux mint 5 on your folks comp mate

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Absolutely not. That may be the bulk of their use but if you're supporting users (and I'm including home users) you'll be getting little niggly questions about "how do I do this" or "I want to run this app".

As an example my folks have an oldish PC. They wanted to surf the internet.
So I installed Fedora.
Then when they were using some apps on their old printer the printing was coming out messed up. I checked and the printer only had generic drivers and was not supported under Linux. I went out and bought a printer with a scanner. The printer worked fine but I could not, no matter what I did, get the scanner working. I'm sure this is my fault but I'm also a bit more advanced than a general user. The printer / scanner worked fine in Windows so it wasn't hardware. Now the scanner is just used as a photcopier.
My dad wanted to use his iPod so I had to figure out an iTunes alternative that was usable enough for him to understand.
I have been asked about some Word documents too. I know there are people who post here saying that OpenOffice can 100% replace MS Office. I can send them on some doc files that open fine in Word but need a lot of messing about in OpenOffice.
They needed JRE for some websites. That opened a can of worms for me with Firefox telling me to install Java while I'm looking at it installed in the system.
That's just my folks and they're really, really simple users.
A couple of those issues above might just be Fedora specific. I don't know. Maybe Linux Mint wouldn't have the same issues, but I'm not reinstalling my folks PC for the craic.

AlmightyCushion

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Absolutely not. That may be the bulk of their use but if you're supporting users (and I'm including home users) you'll be getting little niggly questions about "how do I do this" or "I want to run this app".

As an example my folks have an oldish PC. They wanted to surf the internet.
So I installed Fedora.
Then when they were using some apps on their old printer the printing was coming out messed up. I checked and the printer only had generic drivers and was not supported under Linux. I went out and bought a printer with a scanner. The printer worked fine but I could not, no matter what I did, get the scanner working. I'm sure this is my fault but I'm also a bit more advanced than a general user. The printer / scanner worked fine in Windows so it wasn't hardware. Now the scanner is just used as a photcopier.
My dad wanted to use his iPod so I had to figure out an iTunes alternative that was usable enough for him to understand.
I have been asked about some Word documents too. I know there are people who post here saying that OpenOffice can 100% replace MS Office. I can send them on some doc files that open fine in Word but need a lot of messing about in OpenOffice.
They needed JRE for some websites. That opened a can of worms for me with Firefox telling me to install Java while I'm looking at it installed in the system.
That's just my folks and they're really, really simple users.
A couple of those issues above might just be Fedora specific. I don't know. Maybe Linux Mint wouldn't have the same issues, but I'm not reinstalling my folks PC for the craic.

I know I had similar problems with a user who had an acer netbook that had their version of linux on it. He also had problems with real media streams as well. This guy literally needed the netbook just for browsing a couple of sites. It took me fecking hours to get it sorted and in the end the real media streams still didn't work properly.

cable842

I find linux mint works striaght away no fuss at all. its a great system. no problems so fair

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I know I had similar problems with a user who had an acer netbook that had their version of linux on it. He also had problems with real media streams as well. This guy literally needed the netbook just for browsing a couple of sites. It took me fecking hours to get it sorted and in the end the real media streams still didn't work properly.

cable842

you are right that the average user being the general public and can barely use windows at all. but Ive put it on a few laptops no desktops yet now but laptops and people are liking it and can use it and are very happy with linux mint.

I think i, be afraid to show them the orther linux systems running I think that mint is really easy to use and straight forward.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

For the general majority of computer users who can hardly manage to use mainstream OSes like Windows or Mac OS, Linux is probably like rocket science to them.

For the more technical user what advantage has an obscure and relatively poorly known Linux Distro over a better supported and widely used distro like Fedora, Ubuntu etc?

Pete4779

cable842 wrote: »

I was a avid Windows Fan for 10 Years and I made the switch to Linux Mint.

This is the system for you totally it is so much better then windows its beyond funny

Ironically, I was an avid Linux fan for 10 years since the pre-kernel 2.0 days, and now I have switched entirely to Windows 7 Ultimate and don't miss Linux at all, except the odd command line usage but TBH, no need in any case.

Ghost Train

Just looks like another version of Ubuntu, any major advantages to it? Did everything work after install? If its just for web browsing and word processing should be fine but some people night need their windows software

cable842

it has fully multi media features and everthing works with the live cd and after the install everything works straight away and its great play videos word processing you name it it works with it fully no problems its a great system and you should download it Im happyier now that Ive seen the light that is linux mint.

not one single error since i started using it....

jimmycrackcorm

The thing about suggestions to run Linux on a laptop is that they always come from knowledgeable IT nerds. I myself use and manage several variants of Linux at work for sever applications development, but I wouldn't dream of suggesting to the average computer user to switch over from Windows. The problem with Linux is that it's generally fine but if you have any issues or problems then good luck trying to solve them without any nerdy family members or friends to help out.

I bought my kid an Acer netbook that comes with a custom linux and got so frustrated trying to install stuff such as Skype that I replaced it with XP - and that doesn't even begin to compare with the advantage of the wider range of software available.

It's hard to justify the choice of Ubuntu / Mint whatever over Windows 7 for the average user and recommending that to friends will only turn sour as soon as they come across an application that they want to use and find out it doesn't work on their Linux distro.

Overheal

If I ever get a desktop or 2nd laptop sure I will make the current one my personal guinea pig bitch. but for now I'll stick with the goods.

Alanstrainor

I have to agree, i'd be relatively okay with various linux variants, and they're great. But when you run into problems it's a nightmare, even if you're relatively okay with terminal commands it can drive you up the walls trying to resolve issues.
And yes i've tried Linux Mint on my netbook, it's nice, but it doesn't like my netbooks webcam or bluetooth, which is annoying, and it's not the fasted OS to boot in the world.
Although linux has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years, it's still not ready for 90% of consumers.

AlmightyCushion

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

The thing about suggestions to run Linux on a laptop is that they always come from knowledgeable IT nerds. I myself use and manage several variants of Linux at work for sever applications development, but I wouldn't dream of suggesting to the average computer user to switch over from Windows. The problem with Linux is that it's generally fine but if you have any issues or problems then good luck trying to solve them without any nerdy family members or friends to help out.

I bought my kid an Acer netbook that comes with a custom linux and got so frustrated trying to install stuff such as Skype that I replaced it with XP - and that doesn't even begin to compare with the advantage of the wider range of software available.

It's hard to justify the choice of Ubuntu / Mint whatever over Windows 7 for the average user and recommending that to friends will only turn sour as soon as they come across an application that they want to use and find out it doesn't work on their Linux distro.

Don't get me started on that crapo distro acer made. Have you tried getting a 3g modem working on it? You have to use their built in update software and download a piece of software to get it to work. Only problem is their update software/system is complete ****e as it takes ages to do the installation/downloads and it keeps failing. Every time I've done it, it's taken at least a couple of days. Complete disaster.

I agree with everything you say. I don't see the point of installing linux on a computer for a family member/friend. If they have a problem with anything they'll usually ask for my help. I don't mind giving them a hand but they will have more problems with linux (even just from a "where is this? How do I do that" point of view). Plus windows is a good os, there is no real reason to switch them over. It would just cause me and them extra hassle.