Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena"
Posted: 09 Feb 2017, 11:08
I downloaded Serena and chose the Xfce version since I believe that is the best DE.
Mint has Mate, Cinnamon, and KDE too if you prefer those. The Live CD pops up with a very nice Xfce desktop; here I chose "Install Linux Mint".
I could encrypt the disk and use LVM but I simply chose to erase the disk and install.
I picked my language and set my userID and chose proprietary drivers - all very easy!
After that the installer started to copy over the files - and that was it!
Installation finished - rebooted and:
I noticed that I did not have to enter the root data during install so I went to a terminal and typed and entered my "normal" password.
That worked like a charm so the installer does that for you without asking.
That makes the installation real easy and is a dream for a beginner.
Using it:
The first thing I do after an install is to update so I did a:
followed by an there were a lot of updates.
I never liked apt-get that much so I will install pacapt so that I can use the Arch method now....
That worked right out of the box !
For people that do not know what a terminal is (and don't care) there is a nice "App store":
Just take your pick and click and install - it is easy.
All the Office programs are there and they look great.
You get an update manager that lets you manage your update policy:
That is convenient.
Mint is quite a "looker" - everything simply looks great.
More importantly - every thing just works too
This is an easy distro to like and clearly something to recommend for a greenhorn.
Don't get me wrong; Mint is very capable for the experienced user too - but it is better than most/all for beginners.
I just like it and hereby recommend it for beginners.
If I will use it? I am close...but probably not since I am to "Archefied".. tormenting myself with very complex updates and manual interventions
You don't get that with Linux Mint.
Mint has Mate, Cinnamon, and KDE too if you prefer those. The Live CD pops up with a very nice Xfce desktop; here I chose "Install Linux Mint".
I could encrypt the disk and use LVM but I simply chose to erase the disk and install.
I picked my language and set my userID and chose proprietary drivers - all very easy!
After that the installer started to copy over the files - and that was it!
Installation finished - rebooted and:
I noticed that I did not have to enter the root data during install so I went to a terminal and typed
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su
That worked like a charm so the installer does that for you without asking.
That makes the installation real easy and is a dream for a beginner.
Using it:
The first thing I do after an install is to update so I did a:
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apt-get update
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apt get upgrade
I never liked apt-get that much so I will install pacapt so that I can use the Arch method now....
That worked right out of the box !
For people that do not know what a terminal is (and don't care) there is a nice "App store":
Just take your pick and click and install - it is easy.
All the Office programs are there and they look great.
You get an update manager that lets you manage your update policy:
That is convenient.
Mint is quite a "looker" - everything simply looks great.
More importantly - every thing just works too
This is an easy distro to like and clearly something to recommend for a greenhorn.
Don't get me wrong; Mint is very capable for the experienced user too - but it is better than most/all for beginners.
I just like it and hereby recommend it for beginners.
If I will use it? I am close...but probably not since I am to "Archefied".. tormenting myself with very complex updates and manual interventions
You don't get that with Linux Mint.