Comments on TECH SOURCE FROM BOHOL: Linux Mint 4.0: A Date with Daryna

I have been searching for an alternative desktop f...

2008-01-24T23:46:00.000+08:00

I have been searching for an alternative desktop for Window$ users for some time and have tested hundreds of Linux distros. Mint is THE BEST!!! Keep up the great work.

For BSD fans, PC-BSD is the only choice.

i got the chance with cassandra and had good exper...

2007-11-28T07:01:00.000+08:00

i got the chance with cassandra and had good experience. Haven't tried daryna yet but i guess it surely is better.IMO Linux Mint surely is one of the best Ubuntu derivative distro out there.

I'm running Daryna at the moment on my Packard Bel...

2007-11-25T20:57:00.000+08:00

I'm running Daryna at the moment on my Packard Bell laptop, Celeron M 1.3Ghz processor, 1GB RAM, onboard videocard and have to say it looks and runs amazing.

A few months ago i tried Cassandra and was impressed. After testing some other distro's i returned to the latest Ubuntu release 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon but i'm very disappointed about it. To many bugs in it even after the updates, so i downloaded Daryna two days ago and i think i stay with Linux Mint since i didn't run into any problem yet.
They did a great job here, seems more stable than Ubuntu itself (i know Mint is based on it).

Thanks for the review. But it would be nice to hear and see more reviews about testing linux less powerful Pc's/Laptops.
There are still people out there who can't afford a more powerful Pc and start to doubt about using linux. :)

The "new" Fedora 8 lasted under 4 hours on my PC,....

2007-11-24T17:33:00.000+08:00

The "new" Fedora 8 lasted under 4 hours on my PC,..the constant bullsh*ting around looking for codecs etc saw the quick demise of that Redhat latest antique nightmare
So now Mint Daryna is the latest,..and what a surprise,..CODECS FOR FREE !!!!!!
Fedora take note.

The slab menu in Mint needs better designing, no facility to add extra menu's to it.
The wallpapers a bid too abstract and glaring on the eyes. The text in the green theme wallpapers way to big.

What about thank-you D-e-b-i-a-n ?

2007-11-24T06:18:00.000+08:00

What about thank-you D-e-b-i-a-n ?

I'd like to echo the views expressed above. I am n...

2007-11-21T20:23:00.000+08:00

I'd like to echo the views expressed above. I am new to the linux scene and Mint was the first distro that immediately detected all of my hardware first time with no messing around with the terminal, including a fairly rare mouse pad system on my laptop! It also looks very sophisticated and really could be a breakthrough/ crossover distro in the end i think

I think that Mint would detect dell hardware well ...

2007-11-21T08:45:00.000+08:00

I think that Mint would detect dell hardware well because Dell is in co-operation with Canonical (company that sponsors Ubuntu). And since Mint is based upon Ubuntu, it would make sense that Mint would work well with Dell computers.

An excellent distribution - having tried and teste...

2007-11-21T07:32:00.000+08:00

An excellent distribution - having tried and tested most of the newer packages, Daryna comes out top in my estimation and she has no trouble in finding all my hardware. I look forward to a 64bit version. Well done Clem - another Mint landmark!
Humpty Dumpty.

Linux, particularly Mint, is known to support diff...

2007-11-20T09:54:00.000+08:00

Linux, particularly Mint, is known to support different kinds of hardware configurations. So, I would assume that your Dell XPS will work just fine with Mint. But if it doesn’t, then you can always come back here to share to us your setbacks, and we will find ways to help you out.

Would it work well on a laptop (Dell XPS Gen_2 / 6...

2007-11-19T21:47:00.000+08:00

Would it work well on a laptop (Dell XPS Gen_2 / 6800 Ultra Go / 2.0 GHz processor?)

How well does it detect wireless cards? And USB headsets?

This is a good review considering its provides qui...

2007-11-19T19:26:00.000+08:00

This is a good review considering its provides quick overview and specific in features, etc. All my hardware was detected and worked fine. Nice work mint team thank your a fine distro, also thank you Ubuntu.

Nice review. It's a pity you didn't talk about the...

2007-11-19T17:50:00.000+08:00

Nice review.

It's a pity you didn't talk about the new features and new tools.

By the way, you're using the default wallpaper (1280x1024) on a wide-screen. Check the alternative wallpapers, you'll find the same one in widescreen format, it will make the desktop look much better.

I agree with kyle. Daryna is a great distro. I lik...

2007-11-19T04:05:00.000+08:00

I agree with kyle. Daryna is a great distro. I like many of the things in it such as mintUpdate and definitely the art. It's art is probably the best of any distro.

Nice review jun. Daryna is indeed an excellent dis...

2007-11-19T02:05:00.000+08:00

Nice review jun. Daryna is indeed an excellent distro. I have been using it since yesterday without having any trouble configuring my hardware and software that I need. I think I'm gonna be using it for a long time. Thanks.