Five things to know when you switch to Linux

AJ Jorge November 21st, 2006

Shamelessly ripped from polishlinux.org

  1. App-searching is a pleasure, or How to install and uninstall programs
  2. Be wary when going root, or The command-line and the root user
  3. Two (different) sides to a coin, or GNOME and KDE
  4. You-may you-may-not, or File permissions
  5. Five more quick tips, or Various additional details

Read the whole article here.

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Since Pen installed her Ubuntu in her laptop last week, I was researching for other distributions of Ubuntu. I learned that Ubuntu 6.10, code named Edgy Eft has been released just this month. Ubuntu 6.10 uses the GNOME Desktop environment. For those who wants the KDE flavor, they have the KUbuntu distribution. As for me, I looked for a package that will satisfy my video viewing needs. Then I found out the LinuxMint Distribution. I definitely think that this distro is for me.

mint Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java, and other components. Linux Mint 2.0, code name “Barbara”, was released yesterday: “This release is based on Ubuntu 6.10 and uses the Ubuntu installer. The desktop is GNOME 2.16.1 and the kernel is 2.6.17. Barbara comes with the following plugins: Macromedia Flash 9 beta, Sun Java 1.5 Update 9, RealPlayer 10. Support for MP3, Windows and various codecs, encrypted DVDs is installed by default. Barbara comes with Amarok 1.4.4 instead of Rhythmbox. The default artwork is a blue version of the ‘Human’ theme.”

I’m downloading the iso file as I write this and I can’t wait to install it in my computer at home.

3 Responses to “Five things to know when you switch to Linux”

  1. # Penon 24 Nov 2006 at 1:57 pm

    apparently i have ubuntu installed in my lab machine and Fabio’s. but they’re a bit tricky to tweak… My machine is MEPIS and Fabio’s is Knoppix. I’m having problems using SSH and compiling C codes. the other machine too. they’re supposed to be ubuntu/debian-based but they’re harder to stabilize. I’m not sure what i’m talking about (hehe) but i just feel my fresh installation is working so much smoother than the one in the lab.

  2. # AJon 24 Nov 2006 at 2:11 pm

    I’m having problems in installing my linuxmint version.
    don’t know what the culprit is. must be the blank cd that I used. CDRom is having a hard time reading the cd. I burnt another copy today and I’ll try to install it over the weekend.

  3. # penon 24 Nov 2006 at 3:08 pm

    try mo yung synaptic package manager to get your programs. sobrang dali lang =)

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