Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Ubuntu Pt. 2

This is the second part of my multi-part Ubuntu post.

1. Joli OS
Joli OS, previously named Jolicloud, is a lightweight Ubuntu-based distribution, mainly intended for use on netbooks. Joli OS aims to support all netbooks out of the box without needing to install any drivers. The user interface is very simplified and optimized for low resolution screens.

2. Trisquel
Trisquel is a Ubuntu derivative that is 100% free software (Ubuntu is mostly free software but has proprietary "blobs").  Trisquel uses the GNOME desktop environment, and is one of the few GNU/Linux distributions recommended by the Free Software Foundation.

3. Linux Mint
Linux Mint is a Ubuntu derivative intended to be more full-featured out of the box, and includes considerably more programs and plug-ins than Ubuntu. Due to all the additional software included with Mint, a lot of people consider it to be "bloated" (which it is; you can just install the software you need in Ubuntu without all the additional bloat you don't need)

Download Joli OS
Download Trisquel
Download Linux Mint

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