[Novalug] Linux Mint Debian 201403 LMDE Mate

Don E. Groves, Jr. dgrovesjr@gmail.com
Sat May 17 18:11:10 EDT 2014


Guess I'm talking to myself.
I sent this post to NovaLug and in two days haven't seen any comments.
So I'm adding a message to the count.


On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Don E. Groves, Jr. <dgrovesjr@gmail.com>wrote:

> Comment pro and con please
> First Question:
>   Would you be willing to give a system with this to a new users?
>    If NOT then what would you recomend instead?
>
>   Besides setting the base system up and answering the first 100+ how do I
> question, how much tech support to expect them to need?
>
> Relate If you say YES the what base set of additional packages would you
> install.
>  {home user Web surfacing, games, email, light wp}
>
>
> Note my Future plans is to install on some formally XP class machines with
> medium Video card
>
> So far I've installed into a VirtualBox Machine
>      2 - processor (pae),   (1.6 dual on the XP)
>     2048 meg memory
>     64 meg Video              (XP has more, but...)
>     150 Gig drive (sata)
>
>   These are close to the specs of one of the XP machine's.
>
> { Note my HOST machine is a MAC with 16 gig mem and 2.8 GHz core I7 so
> there is plenty enough power for testing. I regularly run 2 or 3 virtual
> machines. }
>
> Here is the link to what I installed:
>       http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2577
>
> I like what I've seen so far of Mate.
>      {-: though it's not my gNome 2 setup :-}
>
> Like the idea that I don't have to "upgrade" as it's suppose to keep
> updating be Packs see:
>
>
> --
> --
> Don E. Groves, Jr.
>
> Tag it's your turn now... ... ....
>



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