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Ubuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behind (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] keithan@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

why would it stop when it never was to begin with? lol

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

My exact thought. Always been at least mid weight, if not flipping heavy as.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

IMO that's why it became popular at the time. It was a Linux distro anyone can install and use right away after installation.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Easy install with drivers included and a rich guy willing to mail you installer CDs in a nice jacket for free. Every computer club in any school had a stack of them to give out.

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Right, it had everything built in and ready to go

[–] ki4jgt@feddit.org -3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

When they first started, they had a list of promises. One of them was to always fit on a 800meg CD.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Is it kind of weird to respond to every thread with this same claim? A CD iso with full gnome desktop and openoffice wasnt minimal at the time.

[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Bot

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

No, probably just a really passionate human determined to tell people where that alleged "lightweight" claim comes from. Don't underestimate how persistent nerds can be when they think they're right.

[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, possibly. One might ask what the difference between such person and a bot is..

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The same as the difference between my rambles and AI slop: One is natural, the other artificial. One is organic, the other mechanic. One is passionate, the other soulless.

[–] YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

True, true. The one-dimensional layer of text forums covers up the means to differentiate.