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Thread ID: 124911	2012-05-27 03:40:00	Which ubuntu version to choose?	forrest44 (754)	Press F1

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1277653	2012-05-27 03:40:00	I have a friend (not very computer literate) who has issues with her computer, I think there is just too much junk on it clogging it up. It has some really quirky things going on too (eg can't get to some folders, DVD playback is mucking up, can't get on internet at times...) I'm thinking of putting Ubuntu linux on it, that way everything will work without getting mucked up by the various stuff which clogs up windows. Question is, which version of Ubuntu? I'm guessing a LTS release would be best. I'm not sure about the latest version, which is a LTS release - it has the new Unity GUI which may be confusing. The next oldest LTS release is from 2 years ago. Alternatively I could put on any release in between, of course... So which version do you think I should go with?	forrest44 (754)
1277654	2012-05-27 03:43:00	Or should I go with something else? Linux Mint or something? I'm familiar with the likes of Slackware/Debian but am not up to date with the latest user fiendly stuff, so if someone could offer some input, that would be sweet...	forrest44 (754)
1277655	2012-05-27 04:37:00	Ubuntu 12.04 has just arrived. Worth having a look at. For the Ubuntu site go here (fridge.ubuntu.com).	Bobh (5192)
1277656	2012-05-27 05:13:00	I would go with Mint it seems to work easier or in my opinion it does anyway	gary67 (56)
1277657	2012-05-27 05:20:00	I would say, if you are familiar with Debian, set that up for her. You will have far less issues and 'support calls' than with any of the "user-friendly" lot.	fred_fish (15241)
1277658	2012-05-27 06:50:00	I am using the old LTS 10.04 and after a bit of research am about to upgrade to 12.04. From the research and playing I have done on a virtual machine, I think that the default Unity desktop is now ready for use. I would go with 12.04.	johnd (85)
1277659	2012-05-27 13:17:00	I would go for Kubuntu 12.04 LTS myself if the PC in question isn't too old. I tried Ubuntu with the Unity desktop for a while and I just didn't like it. Kubuntu has a more traditional panel/taskbar/start menu environment that is familiar to Windows users.	Rod J (451)
1277660	2012-05-27 13:55:00	I've got mint (12) installed on my sister's laptop, it's doing alright . Installing it took a couple of attempts, was my fault really . However I ran into major irritating issues getting java going on it, though . It was out of date, I got oracle java 7 . Didn't install right, at least as far as I could tell . Got the open java equivalent, it had no browser plugin, so still complained it was out of date . Finally got it going with open java 6, though . Other than that, not really having any issues, but then not really doing anything with it either . Nice enough interface, I suppose . Just little windows features that I like that aren't present make it feel a little bare and teeth-grindy to make things happen the way you want . But if you've got the bandwidth, it shouldn't be too hard to set up multiple distros and play around with them . oh and edit my mint is the KDE one, not gnome . I also played around with kubuntu, it's basically the same thing as far as I can tell/am concerned .	8ftmetalhaed (14526)
1277661	2012-05-27 13:57:00	Xubuntu and Lubuntu (with XFCE and LXDE respectively) also provide a much more sensible interface than Unity, although the recent versions of Xubuntu do come with the panels pre-configured to look like Mac OSX, rather than Windows. (but it's very easy to change that)	Agent_24 (57)
1277662	2012-05-27 22:44:00	You'd want to check what she does with her computer and whether linux is suitable as well. It might be better to just do a clean windows install and a bit of education about not installing a million toolbars and the like. Some people are perfectly happy with Linux and only do basic things, others will curse you for it and want windows back. Maybe dual boot is worth considering.	dugimodo (138)
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