[ale] Ubuntu recommendations

[Preston Boyington]

arxaaron wrote:
> On 2011/05/11, at 15:18 , Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> 
>> Looking at installing Ubuntu on a laptop.  Pretty new to this  
>> distro, so
>> should I go with the latest release or the latest LTS release?
>>
>> Pros/Cons?
> 
> 
> I'd recommend going with an Ubuntu derivative.
> (The koolaid goes down smoother when you dilute
> it with some alcohol.)
> 
> I've been really happy with Linux Mint on a couple of older
> laptops and a few desktop installs.   Mint 9 is u10.04 LTS,
> mint 10 is the 10.10 core both have worked well.
> 

I like(d) Mint a great deal.  now though I've started using Peppermint 
One for my laptop/netbook installs.  It's lighter than Mint and hits all 
the bases that I need out of the box.  (I believe it was developed by 
Linux Mint maintainers)

Peppermint Linux
http://peppermintos.com/

here's a vid that shows you what Peppermint looks like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNWyhVP3Ezk

not the _best_ video showcasing Peppermint, but at least it's something.


> I've also seen the Zorin derivative recommended, though
> most specifically as a choice for converting windisease
> victims.

I've no experience with Zorin.  Will check it out though.