Desktop Alternatives

So, I decided to play around with some other distros this weekend, and instead of going directly back to Mint, I decided to try Ubuntu Gutsy again since I had found a quick fix for a my HP Laptop, and it worked great. This is what was wrong.

So, just for an update, I am running Ubuntu right now and everything is great. I hope you're all enjoying your VMware images!

We'd like to kick start the development of openSUSE 11.0 with releasing the current state of Factory as Alpha0 release. Since the release of 10.3, we checked in 2,187 packages including such fundamental package updates as GCC 4.3.0, Linux kernel 2.6.24-rc4, X.Org 7.3, KDE 3.5.8 and 4.0 RC1, CUPS 1.3.4, ALSA 1.0.15, GIMP 2.4 and YaST 2.16. The change between 10.3 and Alpha0 is big, but it still works pretty nicely. So please join the openSUSE 11.0 development in downloading, testing and using Alpha0 or daily updated Factory distribution.

Here's a VMWare image of Linux Mint 4.0 for your using pleasure.
Click here to download Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna VMWare image

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.

It's the operating system I'm currently using and if you would like to test it out without burning a CD, you can download the VMWare image here:

Click here for Linux Mint 4.0 Beta (Daryna)

user: mint
pass: mint

I have made this web site to express my gratitude to the Open Source Community and to inform others of what I have found. This site will hopefully be a positive influence for people possibly considering making the change themselves.

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