TN.Frank Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Moved from OS X 10.3.9 back in May when my iMac died from an EMP to Ubuntu 12.04LTS. Really wasn't floating my boat so I Distro Hopped for a while until I found Linux Mint 15 MATE and was happy for about a month with it then I saw Ep. 290 of Catagory 5 and Robbie was talking about Point Linux OS and talked to Peter, the creator and it caught my eye. I installed it on my daughter's old Dell L866r and it worked so well that I now have it installed on my primary and back up laptop and I really like it a lot. Better yet, it'll still have support when Mint 15 MATE goes belly up in April, 2014. Anyway, just wanted to share. Maybe Darren will give it a try since he's using Mint right now with the MATE desktop, I'm sure he's love Point Linux OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorpinok Rover Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Moved from OS X 10.3.9 back in May when my iMac died from an EMP to Ubuntu 12.04LTS. Really wasn't floating my boat so I Distro Hopped for a while until I found Linux Mint 15 MATE and was happy for about a month with it then I saw Ep. 290 of Catagory 5 and Robbie was talking about Point Linux OS and talked to Peter, the creator and it caught my eye. I installed it on my daughter's old Dell L866r and it worked so well that I now have it installed on my primary and back up laptop and I really like it a lot. Better yet, it'll still have support when Mint 15 MATE goes belly up in April, 2014. Anyway, just wanted to share. Maybe Darren will give it a try since he's using Mint right now with the MATE desktop, I'm sure he's love Point Linux OS. Glad u did that. Linux is Linux no matter what distro u choose. Linux is Far more superiour than MAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN.Frank Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Linux>Mac>Windows, LOL I've also loaded up the Compiz packages and now can do some of the cool effects when I open and close windows and when I switch desktops. I just figured since Darren was so stoked on Mint MATE that he'd want to give Point Linux a look. Linux 4 Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN.Frank Posted September 26, 2013 Author Share Posted September 26, 2013 So has anyone else given Point Linux a try? Just wonder since it's a totally awesome Linux Distro but no one seems to be posting that they're giving it a try or not. Not like you'd have anything to lose. UNetbootin + Point Linux .iso = Live USB that you can boot to and give it a look. If you like it it's easy enough to install or you can even dual boot with another Distro if you want to keep your current Distro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I already use Debian, so I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvedm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 So has anyone else given Point Linux a try? Just wonder since it's a totally awesome Linux Distro but no one seems to be posting that they're giving it a try or not. Not like you'd have anything to lose. UNetbootin + Point Linux .iso = Live USB that you can boot to and give it a look. If you like it it's easy enough to install or you can even dual boot with another Distro if you want to keep your current Distro. Frank, I have been trying out various distros via live-usb stick and Point Linux has made a mark on me - along with CrunchBang. But I feel Point Linux has a nicer desktop (for new users). I'm really impressed with MATE. Of course, major props go out to the Peter, the Debian Wheezy team and the MATE desktop team. I will be installing this distro on my friends slooow netbooks if they're ready to break up with Windows. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvedm Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Linux>Mac>Windows, LOL I've also loaded up the Compiz packages and now can do some of the cool effects when I open and close windows and when I switch desktops. I just figured since Darren was so stoked on Mint MATE that he'd want to give Point Linux a look. Linux 4 Life. I also played with the Mint MATE live-usb and I prefer Point Linux. It has an air of stability while being very light on resources. It detected all my hardware including a Huawei E303 3G modem when I travel. I'm seriously impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppin32 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I will have to check this out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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