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6. I would argue with the claim that grandma can install Windows

Reply to jtuck004 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 11:46 PM

Jan 2014

Windows isn't meant to be installed by ordinary users; they don't have to since Windows comes on the computer (and upgrading is much easier than installing).

That does sound like a bad UI decision on Mint's part, though -- from a quick inspection, the problem comes from trying to integrate the GNOME2-based "arsenal" of apps into XFCE. I would replace it since it's the non-dconf fallback for default applications, and the installation probably knows pretty well what applications it's installing.

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Has anyone installed this Mint 16 XFCE? Junk. During the install it asks the user if they [View all] jtuck004 Jan 2014 OP

If you like 15, why not keep using it? TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #1

What a great idea. The product doesn't work, so instead of fixing it, don't use it. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #2

To most Linux users this is a minor concern at worst. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #3

I don't care about your tone. At all. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #4

Hey jtuck004 defacto7 Jan 2014 #5

Oh, it's just one of a number of things I was going - it was new, so I threw it on a USB jtuck004 Jan 2014 #11

I would argue with the claim that grandma can install Windows Recursion Jan 2014 #6

That was how it came about. When we started selling Internet service to WFW 3.1 and jtuck004 Jan 2014 #10

Worthless rant for an answer that could be figured out by googling it. PrestonLocke Jan 2014 #7

If that were true the link would be in your email. So much hot air. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #8

I had no problem googling /etc/gnome/defaults.list PrestonLocke Jan 2014 #9

true for you, but in the quest to make linux more acceptable... uriel1972 Jan 2014 #12