tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post3124403399674829920..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: The theater of Linux distributionsDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-3719742234314746802017-04-16T02:16:47.991+01:002017-04-16T02:16:47.991+01:00So Debian, Arch, Fedora, OpenSUSE and possibly Sol...So Debian, Arch, Fedora, OpenSUSE and possibly Solus are the only "real" Linux distros in your opinion? By that logic the Linux kernal is the only "real" entity and ALL distros are theatrical. If GNU/Linux goes away they all fall apart. The complexity community is what Linux is about. The dependencies are far and wide and if a dependency fails there is always something else to take it's place and provide a fix.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904700761434135833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-16631177626122146662017-04-16T00:39:06.556+01:002017-04-16T00:39:06.556+01:00Not to mention Ubuntu, eh? What posers, just ridi...Not to mention Ubuntu, eh? What posers, just riding the coattails of Debian.<br />Actually, nearly every distro except Slackware should go in this category. Damn kids, get off my lawn!Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-52035052323542427592017-04-14T17:08:14.090+01:002017-04-14T17:08:14.090+01:00Mint, not money, damn autocorrect.Mint, not money, damn autocorrect.aldude999https://www.blogger.com/profile/02168446334057729255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-9842478752512123832017-04-14T17:07:54.170+01:002017-04-14T17:07:54.170+01:00Every computer I've ever put money on has had ...Every computer I've ever put money on has had serious bugs. The first one I couldn't get bumblebee working for the graphics driver and had graphic glitches all the time. The second one died after I did a full-upgrade and had graphic glitches, and the third one had wireless issues that other distros didn't have. Also graphic glitches. Maybe I've just been installing them on the wrong systems, but I haven't had a good experience with it yet.aldude999https://www.blogger.com/profile/02168446334057729255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-11884826125206618872017-04-14T16:14:55.730+01:002017-04-14T16:14:55.730+01:00Yeah, but I've used Mint since 2013. Never cra...Yeah, but I've used Mint since 2013. Never crashed. Never had any problems at all. Can't say that for most of the other distros.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480118951065954701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-41913592130457920932017-04-14T15:38:06.843+01:002017-04-14T15:38:06.843+01:00That's quite a click bait inspired by one time...That's quite a click bait inspired by one time "years ago" you couldn't get "days of fiddling" with Mint to do what you wanted. Guess the other thousands of us who have been successful at getting these "theatrical" distros to do what we needed/wanted have been holding it wrong. <br /><br />OTOH, the advertisers appreciated the clicks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639259838749550827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-67634101667940394482017-04-14T14:12:05.256+01:002017-04-14T14:12:05.256+01:00Maybe you should revisit Linux Mint. I've bee...Maybe you should revisit Linux Mint. I've been using it for years and I've never had any such issues you briefly stated. Mint is a fork of Ubuntu (since Edgy Eft!) It has developed its own desktop environment (Cinnamon) and it has many in-house built tools and apps not found in Ubuntu. I've been using Mint 17.3 (based on Ubuntu 14.04) which I've updated all the way to MATE 1.16.1 (which is unsupported) and have had zero issues. So if you want to label Linux Mint as a "theater" distro that rides on the coattails of Ubuntu and is fragile and prone to problems then you should have some real evidence other than a little personal anecdote from years ago to back up your claims.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318403943682380102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-7474225917121314572017-04-13T23:05:43.978+01:002017-04-13T23:05:43.978+01:00When can we download your distro?When can we download your distro?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440401573208554641noreply@blogger.com