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   From: "Mike Easter"    
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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu or Mint?   
   Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:28:24 -0800   
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   X-Trace: DXC=CW54K<@ooAld@DHL^ Which would you recommend: Ubuntu or Mint?   
      
   In general, linux distros are far far more configurable than Win.  Mint   
   is a configured and 'enhanced' Ubuntu.  If you wanted to customize Ub,   
   you could customize Ub to be [just like] Mint.   
      
   > I have tried the latest Mint and the alpha 3 of Feisty   
   > and they both seem to work perfectly.   
      
   Then you are in a good position to see the similarities and features of   
   each.  I have downloaded the Beatrice 2.2 014 beta of Mint but I haven't   
   installed it, and I'm still using Ub 6.06, so you are ahead of me.   
      
   > How to decide between them?   
      
   I would imagine that you would need to enhance or customize Feisty with   
   codecs in order to appreciate various multimedia.   
      
   > Please help me to make an informed choice.   
      
   Why not use both of them in some way.   
      
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   Mike Easter   
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