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Re:Canonical, Ubuntu, and Why I Seem so Upset About Them All... by StavrosK on Friday February 19, 2016 @08:40AM (#11133359)
I'm an Ubuntu user and I want to give Mint a spin (because my parents and acquaintances are a bit afraid of the "you have to upgrade your whole OS" prompt). Which desktop should I pick for a casual user?
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Re:Canonical, Ubuntu, and Why I Seem so Upset About Them All... by dineshp2 on Friday February 19, 2016 @09:09AM (#11133499)
Cinnamon would be a safe bet.

It looks and works like Windows 7 and most people would feel comfortable using it.

For old computer hardware choose the lightweight Mate edition of Linux mint.

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Re:Canonical, Ubuntu, and Why I Seem so Upset About Them All... by StavrosK on Friday February 19, 2016 @09:13AM (#11133523)
Great, thank you!
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