How to install APT-GET or YUM or RPM or something similar on Linpus?

[Succubus]

By right clicking on an empty section of the panel a menu will appear that will cater to all your needs. Well apart from the seriously dodgy ones.


My sister showed me that trick.

[rado84]

Dude, I'm using Linux for over 2 years! Considering I customized everything in my distro completely on my own, don't you think I know that? Besides, the screenshot I posted is from the right click menu (right click --> "Configure") of the applet Cinnamenu (an advanced version of the default Linux Mint menu in Cinnamon).

[Succubus]

So what was post 10 about?

[Angrboda]

I'm considering ditching Windows XP on a box intended to serve as a media processing server, primarily compressing DVD video files and/or converting them to mkv or mp4 video files. The latter is readily available in Linux. The former is reputed to be, but I have no real idea how well compared to DVD-SHRINK on Windows.

Even given that, I'd have to decide on a flavor, likely between Mint and Ubuntu. I don't really have a preference, but Ubuntu may have a stronger user community, which is important to a noobie like me. Beyond that, I don't like Linux Mint's support model, and much prefer the more traditional Ubuntu approach.

[Succubus]

DVD shrink was a beauty I remember it well. Why not leave XP where it is and duel boot Mint/Ubuntu, or both.

[rado84]

So what was post 10 about?

If you can't read, that's your problem.

[Angrboda]

DVD shrink was a beauty I remember it well. Why not leave XP where it is and duel boot Mint/Ubuntu, or both.

The only use the machine will likely see is DVD-Shrink and Handbrake, both of which are fine on XP. If I stay with XP, there's no point in installing Linux.