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Post by johnnybee on Jan 10, 2013 2:22:28 GMT
...to upgrade or not to upgrade; I'm now running Mint v9, which has taught me a lot about the differences between Windows and Linux; however I'm conscious that the latest version of Mint is V.13, which is a bit of a leap upwards. Can anyone shed any light on whether I would be better off remaining with V.9 until I get a bit more conversant with it, or go for the later distro and dive in at the deep end? One reason why I'm asking is that I have several peripherals on my system that ain't exactly cutting-edge, if you know what I mean! Any advice welcome, thanks.
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Post by elvis on Jan 10, 2013 14:16:24 GMT
H! Johnnybee, The latest Version of Linux Mint is 14 which i am going to in stall on my laptop next week. As for which version you shuld put on you computer is up to you if your happy with what you have the why bother? if you want too change to the latest the version 14 is the latest.
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Post by johnnybee on Jan 10, 2013 23:07:18 GMT
Thanks very much, Mikky, appreciated. I'll prob'ly download it and run it off a virtual drive on my main rig upstairs; that'll give me a chance to have a look round it without compromising the Mint9 install on this one. Cheers!
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Post by elvis on Jan 14, 2013 2:20:24 GMT
Your welcome Tommybee
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Post by vikingken on Jan 14, 2013 5:34:54 GMT
I have found peripherals can be a real pain in the arse with Linux John and you dont know until you try. A virtual machine is a good way to go I suppose. Windows tends to dump older hardware as it progresses, although chipsets can add to the process as well. What will work with Gigabyte might not work with Asus. Linux seems to swing both ways. Your peripherals might work fine with v12 and quit with v13, only to kick back in with v14. MS are in the business of selling hardware, Linux code is written by guys struggling to keep their older hardware working.
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