Linux Mint 7 - Gloria.

llrajitha

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    hey guys, is there anyone out here that use Mint?

    im currently using ubuntu as my primary OS. but today i tried linux mint 7 on live CD and found it super cool than ubuntu.


    1. desktop and the main theme is appealing.
    2. task bar menu is very user friendly.
    3. there is only one task bar not like the two bars in ubuntu,
    4. it has pre installed codecs so that you dont need to worry about mp3, divx, mpeg etc etc.
    5. i fount this very useful for users who do not have an internet connection to download codecs.
    6. Mint is based on ubuntu, so that it supports the applications that are for ubuntu.
    7. to network the computers you have the pre-installed samba. unless like ubuntu.
    8. Mint is very much hassle free, unlike ubuntu. and more like Windows operating systems.
    9. Mint has a KDE look, but it is GNOME.
    10. it has its own file type called .mint
    11. rest is yet to find out. :cool:
    so guys i appreciate your comments, specially ideas, views.

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    Kasun k

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    mewa machan hoda wenna athi. bt akama de Software install kirima saha driver support kirimai. a sambandawa ubalata monawada liyanna thiyenne. Mama dan Ubuntu 9.10 dan down karala Virtual Box akak install karagena akata damma. OS aka nam hodai. bt arawa thama baya.
     

    llrajitha

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    mewa machan hoda wenna athi. bt akama de Software install kirima saha driver support kirimai. a sambandawa ubalata monawada liyanna thiyenne. Mama dan Ubuntu 9.10 dan down karala Virtual Box akak install karagena akata damma. OS aka nam hodai. bt arawa thama baya.

    i found in a blog that mint supports for drivers better than linux. (for wireless cards etc.)

    machan umba kiwwa gatalu thaama thiyenawa. mama kiyanne na ubuntu/mint owage drawbacks na kiyala. purudu wenakam amaaruy. udaaharanak widihata extreme gamer kenek ubuntu use karanawanam eka joke ekak, danata. namuth saahena games thiyenawa.

    software install karanna tikak karadaray thamai eth purudu unahama eka echchara gaanak na.

    ATI/NVIDIA drivers thiyenawa.
    NERO wage software thiyenawa
    uTorrent run wenawa.
    firefox wada karanawa.
    open office thiyenawa/ oonanam MS office daagannath puluwan.

    mama me kiyanne mage awashyathaa walata meka galapenawa kiyalay.
    eth awashyathaawayan wenas nisa apita wenas wenas OS oona wenawa.
     

    llrajitha

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    Ubuntu 9.10 akata prolink modem aka daganna bariyooooooooooooooooooo. Lini=ux akata puluwanda????????? udaw onaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    machan Mint hadala thiyenne Ubuntu base eka karagena. eth Ubuntu walata wada drivers support karanawa. umba nikam Mint live CD eka run karala balapan..


    machan umbe danata thieyna UBUNTU 9.10 ekata menna mewa try karala balapan...

    https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/internet/C/modem-connect.html

    https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/internet/C/modem-identify.html
     

    Kasun k

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    llrajitha

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    cd aka run wenne naththe man hithanne machan EXE weda karanne nathi nisa. Mama try karannam. thankz.

    ai machan kelimma modem eka gahuwama detect karanna ona ne? CD eken install karanna oona na...
    umbe modem ekek model ekai model no ekai monawada?