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TroglodyteScholar

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3. To most Linux users this is a minor concern at worst.

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 5, 2014, 03:30 PM

Jan 2014

I'm pretty sorry I responded to you at all. If you want a full OS for free, and you encounter problems...work through the proper channels to report bugs. Griping is worthless, and your attitude stinks out loud.

You should probably be using Windows.

P.S. I had just assumed you were a bit of a novice because of your disproportionate reaction to this, so that's why I didn't initially suggest reporting a bug. But now I know you should know better, hence my shift in tone.

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Has anyone installed this Mint 16 XFCE? Junk. During the install it asks the user if they [View all] jtuck004 Jan 2014 OP

If you like 15, why not keep using it? TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #1

What a great idea. The product doesn't work, so instead of fixing it, don't use it. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #2

To most Linux users this is a minor concern at worst. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #3

I don't care about your tone. At all. jtuck004 Jan 2014 #4

Hey jtuck004 defacto7 Jan 2014 #5

Oh, it's just one of a number of things I was going - it was new, so I threw it on a USB jtuck004 Jan 2014 #11

I would argue with the claim that grandma can install Windows Recursion Jan 2014 #6

That was how it came about. When we started selling Internet service to WFW 3.1 and jtuck004 Jan 2014 #10

Worthless rant for an answer that could be figured out by googling it. PrestonLocke Jan 2014 #7

If that were true the link would be in your email. So much hot air. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2014 #8

I had no problem googling /etc/gnome/defaults.list PrestonLocke Jan 2014 #9

true for you, but in the quest to make linux more acceptable... uriel1972 Jan 2014 #12