Linux Mint an Ideal Replacement to XP?
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@scottalanmiller said:
http://www.zdnet.com/why-linux-mint-is-a-worthwhile-windows-xp-replacement-7000027858/
Seems like a good choice to me.
I agree. We re-imaged a couple xp machines with Mint and I have heard no complaints from our end users. It works great for us.
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We looked at it seriously before going with Windows 8. It's the best desktop I've used yet. Very slick.
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@scottalanmiller said:
We looked at it seriously before going with Windows 8. It's the best desktop I've used yet. Very slick.
I thought you did make the conversion, but then converted back?
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We looked at it seriously before going with Windows 8. It's the best desktop I've used yet. Very slick.
I thought you did make the conversion, but then converted back?
Yes, we did
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We looked at it seriously before going with Windows 8. It's the best desktop I've used yet. Very slick.
I thought you did make the conversion, but then converted back?
Yes, we did
That was a ton of spent man power.
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Yes it was. An interesting exercise, at least.
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I've always recommended either Linux Mint or Ubuntu as good Windows alternatives. Simply, easy to use interface for users. Glad to hear I'm not the only one that thinks that.
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I once, long ago, ran IT for a K12 and we ran 100% OpenSuse. Worked great.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We looked at it seriously before going with Windows 8. It's the best desktop I've used yet. Very slick.
I thought you did make the conversion, but then converted back?
Yes, we did
Why did you go back?
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I am actually going to seriously consider this as a replacement for XP. It might challenge me to break out of my mold, but my company loves free and I see an opportunity to learn a lot.
I'll let you know what happens!
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@Seth-Cooper said:
I am actually going to seriously consider this as a replacement for XP. It might challenge me to break out of my mold, but my company loves free and I see an opportunity to learn a lot.
I'll let you know what happens!
Good luck. I have a good feeling that everything will work out. You might hear a couple complaints early, but after time goes on it will be better for everyone.
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@Seth-Cooper said:
I am actually going to seriously consider this as a replacement for XP. It might challenge me to break out of my mold, but my company loves free and I see an opportunity to learn a lot.
I'll let you know what happens!
It can make for a really amazing experience. Look to do central NFS home directories from the start. Can be really slick while very easy. Only need to backup one central storage system.
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I think that if Microsoft Office ever comes to Linux, alot of people would be more willing to make the change.
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@lance said:
I think that if Microsoft Office ever comes to Linux, alot of people would be more willing to make the change.
In many ways, it has. Those of us on Office 365 get the web based version too. Works great on Linux.
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@scottalanmiller I tried mint in a VM but it didn't fully load.
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VirtualBox? I know that I got Mint 16 working in VB just recently.
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@joyfano has Mint running on VB too.
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I'd have to say no. If there's a machine still running XP, it's likely for some bizarre application/hardware compatibility reasons. If it won't run under Win7, chances are that it won't run on Linux (and if it does, have slim to none chance of being supported by the vendor).
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Windows 7 IMO is much cheaper even if you have to buy hardware.
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No more Group Policy. Since you are replacing Windows PCs, you probably have an AD environment that you can no longer take advantage of. I know you can still join them to the domain, but you definitely lose functionality and ease of central administration
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User training. It doesnt matter how similiar it is to XP, some things are different. The user will lose productivity while they retrain themselves.
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Compatibility issues. You may be able to get most applications to work, but I wouldn't be surprised if most vendors don't support the Mint Flavor of Linux.
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