Marcel Nelles asks:
What’s the better Linux distro between Cinnamon and Ubuntu? And why do you prefer it? Ease of use is important.
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System: Windows for now :p
Tagged: linux distribution, linux tips, operating system, ubuntu
System: Windows for now :p
Tagged: linux distribution, linux tips, operating system, ubuntu
12 Answers -
Bruce Epper
September 17, 2012I can’t find any information on a Cinnamon distro. Do you have a link for it? Now there is a Cinnamon shell for the GNOME desktop that is used in Linux Mint as well as other distros. So do you want a comparison between Mint with the Cinnamon desktop and the Ubuntu Unity desktop? If that’s the case, I prefer the Cinnamon desktop over Unity because it is not wasting screen real estate with a funky little touch screen oriented bar with animated icons. I’m the type that want something that just does the required job without simply being eye-candy. If I want eye-candy, I’ll just hang out at the mall and watch the girls going by.
Rajaa Chowdhury
September 17, 2012Is Cinnamon a Linux distro or a desktop environment. As far as my knowledge goes, it is the later. If I am not wrong, the latest version of Linux Mint is being ported with cinnamon.
Harish Jonnalagadda
September 17, 2012Cinnamon is an environment, and when it comes to choosing a Linux distro which is the easiest to use, I’d go for Ubuntu.
I agree, Ubuntu is an excellent distro especially for the beginner
September 17, 2012Not sure if this is the place to voice this, but I found Ubuntu to be somewhat user unfriendly. I’m probably just an idiot, but even simple things like putting shortcuts on the desktop proved to be a challenge. :p
September 17, 2012Really? I use a Linux distro at work, Red Hat, and Ubuntu at home. I found that Ubuntu is by far the easier to use. Have tried out a few others before settling on Ubuntu. If you are facing any difficulties with navigating in Ubuntu, why not check out the makeuseof manaul: http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/ubuntu-an-absolute-beginners-guide
It is very useful!
September 17, 2012Thanks man! The guide definitely helped me to better understand the basics of setting up Ubuntu. I set it up via Wubi and so far so good. I’ve even figured out how to add shortcuts to the desktop!
September 17, 2012Ok, I get it. I think. But that leaves my problem opening the dos app. win7 refuses to run it. Anyone, why?
September 17, 2012http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/ubuntu-an-absolute-beginners-guide is a DOS application, yes? How come win7 won’t run it. On my pc that is.
September 17, 2012Hiren Patel
September 17, 2012Easy to use & reliable Linux OS is Ubuntu which i prefer.
Don’t know about Cinnamon.
S V Swamy
September 17, 2012I have not tried either but am reading good things about Ubuntu. Planning to try it as an option on my windows pc one of these days.
Vishal Mishra
September 17, 2012You should go for ubuntu if your are new linux as you can find lots of article and help for ubuntu and it’s also relatively easy to use for beginners.
mohit kumar
September 17, 2012Of course Ubuntu.
susendeep dutta
September 17, 2012Cinnamon flavour is used in Linux mint and is in constant development.So,those who had installed it has some sort of minor stability issues but if you’ve good PC configuration,then you can use it if you hate Unity interface of Ubuntu.
On the other side,you can install Cinnamon in Ubuntu and switch between Unity and Cinnamon.
Given that,there were many complaints regarding usability of Unity interface of Ubuntu,I would recommend you Cinnamon.
Abidhusain Momin
September 18, 2012Ubuntu is best for beginner to expert level.
shaurya gupta
September 20, 2012go for ubuntu, there is good integration of softwares like software center, thunderbird mail, gwibber social client, ubuntu one, libre office. I use it and it is pretty cool.
cinnamon is a desktop environment. … ubuntu’s next version 12.10 is also cumin’.
Ok, tnx.
September 20, 2012But how do i solve the problem of pc-banking, witch is only possible with IE9.
I tried wine once, long ago, but it didn’t work.
wine works for me. but you can use agent switcher for firefox.
September 20, 2012i’ll try as soon as i instaal ubuntu again.
September 20, 2012tnx
Declan Lopez
September 21, 2012Cinnamon is a desktop environment that you can install on Ubuntu.
josemon maliakal
September 24, 2012I suggest Ubuntu ..