Ignoring the whole Vista/W7 discussion:
Mint comes with more useful add-ons like codecs straight from the ISO/CD that Canonical doesn't because it wants to keep it's base install free from any non open source stuff. In the older versions of Mint with older hardware I found it a bit annoying that you had to load the entire Live CD first before you could start installation where as in Ubuntu you can start the installation right away, but I hope this is now resolved. Apart from that, there is not that much difference between the two.
(May 3, 2010 at 7:35 pm)padraic Wrote:(May 3, 2010 at 7:46 am)Tiberius Wrote: Ubuntu 10.4 (latest) is immense.
How does it compare with Mint? Easier to use?
I'm installing Linux for my sister, on her old PC. She only uses her computer for Email and a bit of surfing, and is computer illiterate
Would the new Ubuntu be easier for her?
Mint comes with more useful add-ons like codecs straight from the ISO/CD that Canonical doesn't because it wants to keep it's base install free from any non open source stuff. In the older versions of Mint with older hardware I found it a bit annoying that you had to load the entire Live CD first before you could start installation where as in Ubuntu you can start the installation right away, but I hope this is now resolved. Apart from that, there is not that much difference between the two.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
