Figured I'd switch to Ubuntu MATE but had some problems with it specifically when I minimized a package I had open it would disappear and I couldn't find it also VLC wouldn't run half my DVDs even though I installed all the restricted extras so yesterday I installed Mint 18 Cinnamon, so far not only does everything work right out of the box it boots faster and runs smoother, the only issue I have with it is the panel opacity control doesn't exist, a minor annoyance.
This can´t be satisfying. All that shit doesn´t work.
I assume it may have been a corrupted ISO so some things didn't work correctly as with every other version I've used worked well, I've occasionally had that issue with Windows installations also so don't pat yourself on the back just yet. Instead of messing with it I simply decided to try Mint (again).
Well, I have similar experience. I think if those Linux makers would not do hundred distros at a time but work together on one, the result would be far better.
Linux makers? You keep doubling down on ignorance. Linux is the kernel, which speaks to the hardware. It's largely a volunteer effort and developers improve on it and the distro teams put together the OS components that matter to them for various reasons.
That's a good thing, not a bad thing. I'm on an old laptop right now, using a lightweight Mint LMCE. It doesn't have quite all the bells and whistles but damn near. I can run Kodi and watch streaming shows or have Firefox and Thunderbird open like right now. With only 2 gigs of ram.
I don't need some knownothing MS shill telling me how wrong/inferior/dumb that is. Apart from all that you are in a constant spending cycle, right where they want you.