Linux mint, how to, download

**Cew27** · #51 27th Feb 2008, 12:32

can you post a screenshot of your xfce deskop?
also xfce uses less resources than gnome but is considered less configurable
also you will want the current release of mint the beta is as it says a beta (infact i think its an alpha) meaning it is buggy and test version download the supported current one (daryna)

**ashaiba** · #52 27th Feb 2008, 13:37

i havent installed my xkce yet. im running of a live cd for the gnome version on my mac and the cd wont work for my pc.

**Cew27** · #53 27th Feb 2008, 13:54

ok well download and burn the gnome 4.0 daryna mint and try it on your pc
are you on msn at the moment ?

**ashaiba** · #54 27th Feb 2008, 14:12

Nevermind it doesnt...

"no i am not. my skool blocks msn"

**Cew27** · #55 27th Feb 2008, 14:50

try running the ubuntu live cd
what the the specs for your pc

**spot** · #56 27th Feb 2008, 15:19

As for the special attractions of Xfce you'll find more detail than either of us can provide piecemeal by reading the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xfce

There's also a comparison of the major alternatives at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...p_environments which shows what home-rolled packages each desktop environment provides. Xfce has no inbuilt CD ripper, Office suite, Web browser or email client. That's not likely to matter to most users, they'd use the conventional offerings for those functions like firefox and thunderbird.

**ashaiba** · #57 27th Feb 2008, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cew27

try running the ubuntu live cd
what the the specs for your pc

160GB HDD1, 250GB HDD2
nVidia 7600GT
Some crappy intel/sony motherboard
intel pentium 4 ;3Ghz
1.5GB DDR2 ram

**spot** · #58 27th Feb 2008, 16:54

The entire point of asking is that driver compatibility is dependent on which crappy intel/sony motherboard you have. We can't be specific in our pinpointing of the problem unless you're specific in telling us where to look.

**ashaiba** · #59 27th Feb 2008, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by spot

The entire point of asking is that driver compatibility is dependent on which crappy intel/sony motherboard you have. We can't be specific in our pinpointing of the problem unless you're specific in telling us where to look.

i don't know what its called though.

**spot** · #60 28th Feb 2008, 00:22

Neither, rather more forgivably, do we.