tumbling4986@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUbuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behindwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down195
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minus-squarehereiamagain@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·22 hours agoMy exact thought. Always been at least mid weight, if not flipping heavy as.
minus-squaremuhyb@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 hours agoIMO that’s why it became popular at the time. It was a Linux distro anyone can install and use right away after installation.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoEasy install with drivers included and a rich guy willing to mail you installer CDs in a nice jacket for free. Every computer club in any school had a stack of them to give out.
minus-squarehereiamagain@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoRight, it had everything built in and ready to go
My exact thought. Always been at least mid weight, if not flipping heavy as.
IMO that’s why it became popular at the time. It was a Linux distro anyone can install and use right away after installation.
Easy install with drivers included and a rich guy willing to mail you installer CDs in a nice jacket for free. Every computer club in any school had a stack of them to give out.
Right, it had everything built in and ready to go