Reply #15: Yeah, it used to be a pain [View All]

[pokerfan]

But with the addition of the restricted extras package in Gutsy, I believe it was, makes adding a lot of that stuff (MP3, DVD, Flash, codecs, fonts) a snap. The default desktop is easy to change. After all it's a personal computer so I like to make it adapt to the way I like to things.

I think I'm going to download Mint for a friend of mine who's got dial-up where downloading that extra stuff would be a pain in the arse. In fact, I think Mint might replace Ubuntu as the version I carry with me all the time on my keychain. When demonstrating Linux to other people on their systems (try without installing) it's nice to have that extra stuff.



I might even change my install depending upon how things go with Lucid (10.04).