[GRLUG] distro advice

[Richard Nienhuis]

You could also just install http://www.mineosplus.org/


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 05/21/2013 02:10 PM, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
>> > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 01:09:12PM -0400, Topher wrote:
>> >> I have a slightly older box that I want to use as a minecraft server
>> AND
>> >> client.  It has a VERY old version of mint as well as winXP on it.
>> >> No-one's used the box in a while, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to
>> wipe
>> >> it clean.
>> >>
>> >> I want to put linux on it, and I want the install to be as painless as
>> >> possible.  The desktop pretty much doesn't matter, since we just need a
>> >> simple way to load minecraft.
>> >>
>> >> So I need something kind of light, with an easy install.  I'm thinking
>> >> not gnome or kde, and probably not even xfce.  Something like fluxbox
>> >> sounds about right.
>> >
>> > And since when does a guy who runs Arch care about an "easy install"?
>> > One would think any distro that actually _has_ an installer would
>> > qualify as "easy" to an Arch guy. ;)
>> >
>>
>> I missed that he was accustomed to Arch.
>>
>> In that event, it's time for him to learn Gentoo. We take Arch refugees
>> all the time... :)
>>
>
> Exactly what has been recommended to me in this context. The "installer"
> gives you exactly what you ask for, no more, no less. All you have to do is
> to know what to ask for...
>
> --Don Ellis
>
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