Has anybody tried Ubuntu-Mate?
I'm starting up a new machine (HP laptop, I7, 8gb) to replace my work machine that died. I want to put a VMBox section with linux on so I can get to information from my previous linux machines. Is Ubuntu Mate usable or should I just put a vanilla Debian on and load what I know? Suggestions? "Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." ~ AMBROSE BIERCE (1842-1914) |
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My last VM was Mint13. Ran and updated fine.
I haven't used Mate, though. Mint seems well done, but do note that version upgrades aren't supported (gotta do a fresh install). HTH a little. Good luck Cheers, Scott. |
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Lack of version upgrades turned me off.
Which was a shame as I kind of liked Mint. I liked Ubuntu 10.04 more; pity it's so far out of date. Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/ |
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No guarantees with vanilla Debian anymore either
My one and only fresh installation of Jessie, bare metal on a plain Jane HP a410n (P4, 2GB), went fine until the first boot. Then systemd hung during fsck with no way out. I ended up having to do it over with Wheezy. |
Has anybody tried Ubuntu-Mate?
- (hnick)
- (3)
- July 9, 2015, 06:10:20 AM EDT
My last VM was Mint13. Ran and updated fine.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- July 9, 2015, 12:49:17 PM EDT
Lack of version upgrades turned me off.
- (static)
- July 9, 2015, 06:00:33 PM EDT
No guarantees with vanilla Debian anymore either
- (scoenye)
- July 9, 2015, 10:45:08 PM EDT