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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu or Mint?   
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   I think Mint is basically Ubuntu + Automatix2.  Automatix2 installs some    
   necessary (but missing) multimedia codeces (MP3,DVD) and browser plugins    
   (Flash 9, Java) and many other important programs.   
      
   My recommendation is: Install Ubuntu or Kubuntu and _finalize_ your    
   desktop with Automatix2. Follow these instructions:    
   http://www.futuredesktop.org   
      
      
   // moma   
      
      
      
   SINNER wrote:   
   > * Chris wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >> Having played with Vista I am interested in Linux!   
   >    
   >> Which would you recommend: Ubuntu or Mint?   
   >> I have tried the latest Mint and the alpha 3 of Feisty   
   >> and they both seem to work perfectly.   
   >    
   >> How to decide between them?   
   >> Please help me to make an informed choice.   
   >    
   > Never heard of mint. Ubuntu has a strong community which is essential for   
   > the begginner to Linux, so if the above 2 are the only choices, I'd say   
   > Ubuntu.   
   >    
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