Ubuntu 10.10 and the Ubuntu Font Family

[coolbal]

Why do most people in this forum prefer ubuntu then Linux Mint,...??Mint is much more stable then Ubuntu....!!

 

[Sushubh]

define stable?

 

[coolbal]

Something that does not crash like ubuntu!!Something which also has pre installed codecs...something which is more exciting to use..Something where Bugs are sorted out quickly...

 

[Rock21]

Waiting to upgrade to ubuntu 10.10 To busy to buy a CD to burn iso image !Excited to use it.I hope my Internet gets connected automatically this time via LAN

 

[vishalrao]

@Rock21 - if you have a relatively modern system which can boot off USB drive you should get a USB pen drive (minimum 1GB, preferable 4 or even 8GB) which you can use just for writing ISO images and booting/installing OSes off, to avoid wasting/writing CDs The reason why I say preferable 8GB is in case you some day want to download/install a large DVD image which is usually under 4GB but sometimes just crosses it.I have 3-4 small/cheap pen drives (and a couple of fast 16GB Corsair Voyager GTs) I use just for regularly writing ISOs and installing these OSes

 

[Rock21]

@ Vishalrao : Would have definitely done that,but the problem is my external HDD suffered a fatal error recently due to which I backed up my important data on my 8 GB pen drive.Its completely occupied and my internal hard disk is also running out of space, so will have to use a CD only for the upgrade !

 

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[vishalrao]

Another option is to get a 5-pack of CDRWs so you can reuse them - that's what I did until finally moving to USB

 

[Rock21]

The CD thing is for this time only,Else I use Pen Drive only.

 

[Nuxer]

Why do most people in this forum prefer ubuntu then Linux Mint,...??

Mint is much more stable then Ubuntu....!!

I used Linux Mint for complete migration purpose from Windows to Linux. After learning Linux basics, I shifted to Ubuntu. In my opinion Linux Mint is more user friendlier than ubuntu for a first time linux user. No comments on Stability.

 

[Mac]

I havn't used Mint but I do think the Kubuntu or xubuntu are a little easier to setup than ubuntu... I had to spend a week to get my graphic card driver to work on ubuntu and on kubuntu everything worked on its own