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Hi Bruce R, nice to see you on this forum (you have helped me a few times on Linux forums.)
I have to disagree with you on saying Mint Celena is losing its way, what do you base that on?.
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Hi alan2273
I'm pleased to hear that my inputs have helped you, thank you for that thought.
Regarding LinuxMint v3.1 Celena, it's rather more newbie-frightening in installation, but that's not the problem or even that the fancy black colour scheme is less readable, it's because it's less stable than
v3.0 Cassandra once installed, being fussier about which hardware it likes.
I hope that makes sense, but it sounds as if you might know better than me why this is so ?
At least Celena has retained the immediately obvious and unique menu structure of Cassandra to which one can a little less easily than Cassandra add other Ubuntu packages (with the exception of Kaffeine)
For me, Cassandra plus a pre-installed and configured Kaffeine as per PC Linux OS-2007 would have been a much better new configuration. I suspect that it would also have greater mass appeal and be closer to being the Linux breakthrough and simpler alternative to Windows that is needed.
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Thanks for your reply Bruce.
After using Linux for a couple of years now it seemed to me that Mint was about the easiest for a beginner to install, but as you point out, with help from people such as you I have becomes a bit more familiar with Linux so I have tended not to worry to much about the ease of installation, so have not looked at it from a newbies point of view.
I also prefer the Gnome desktop, so although pclinux2007 is getting some good reviews, I will stay with Mint.
As a replacement for Windows, Linux OS's are moving ever closer to bridging the gap to a desktop replacement.
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As of Today, my favourite distribution is Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon, which I have running well on three different old technology PCs, starting with an 1133Mhz, 512M RAM Tualatin.
Feature-wise, it's 'the one', with a superb new Add/Remove Applications capability simply listing all the Ubuntu repository packages available or already installed, plus simple information about each package.
It supports Kaffeine installation provided that libxine1-plugins is Synaptic Searched and installed, allowing use of my AverTV A800 USB-2 module or an old A771 PCI card, providing high quality Freeview reception and display with a decent graphics card and TFT display. It now supports an EN8500GTS card and a 20.1" 1400x1050 display, plus Amarok for my MP3audio collection, all whilst I explore further.
Other features are less newbie-friendly so I'm looking forward to LinuxMint Daryna which is due soon and apparently Gutsy Gibbon-based (Cassandra was Feisty Fawn-based.)
Meanwhile, Gutsy Gibbon looks good enough for me, the Ubuntu 'Community' team have done a great job !
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| I've tried a number of distro's, most installed without probs except for SUSE which crashed every time. Current favourite is not a true linux distro as it's Linspire but it's the only one that connected to my wireless network without trouble. Second would be Mandriva as that connected with a bit of fiddling. Mint worked after using ndiswrapper but I've given up on (K)Ubuntu - installs and runs OK but despite reading forums on connecting wirelessly I've given up trying - better things to do with my life.
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Hi Folks
Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) is definitely the one that starts to rock.
Compiz variable-translucency 3D windows are great, but it's the user-friendly package repository access that's its greatest strength, with fifty plus packages already added since release !
With UK and France legal (but US illegal) plugins already installed, if they play their cards right, the forthcoming Gutsy Gibbon-based LinuxMint Daryna could be the LiveCD that folk start carrying into PC World et al, saying 'but will it take this ?'
Now. off to the Gutsy Gibbon 'club' to see what else I can learn !
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The vote should really be reset...new versions distros are now about. I have already voted and would change now if i could. 
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