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Chris  wrote in
news:l0kvoaBC8q0FFwoK@[127.0.0.1]: 

> OK - thanks - but - I am the Original Poster - and am now
> confused! (That's not surprising - because I'm new to this - and
> you know what you are talking about.)
> 
> If you have the time and patience please clarify it for me.
> Which does the most: Automatix2 or Mint?
> Which is the safer to use?
> How easy is it to do manually what they do to Ubuntu?
> In simple terms, what are the aims of Automatix2 and Mint?
> Who should go for which?
> (Your links give a sophisticated answer but one I don't
> understand.) 
> 

Chris: this should give you most of your answers as to Automatix2:
Automatix2 is a graphical interface for automating the installation 
(and uninstallation) of the most commonly requested applications in 
Debian based Linux ...
www.getautomatix.com/

Note that Mint is an entire Linux distro. Automatix2 is a GUI somewhat 
similar to Synaptic. 

Doing things manually? If you are asking about the Command Line 
Interface (CLI), versus using a GUI for finding and installing 
applications and dependencies, I would say that for a newbie, using a 
GUI is easier. Getting used to operating from the CLI takes a 
while...it's kind of like doing things with DOS (but is much more 
powerful)

As other folks have said, going with Ubuntu (or one of it's main 
varaiations) or Mint (Ubuntu based) largely depends on whether you want 
a good deal of multimedia out of the box or not. You will find that 
just about any Linux installation can be customized to suit your wants 
and needs. You have a much wider choice of desktops and applications. 
If you have a somewhat older machine, Xubuntu is a good choice in that 
it requires fewer resouces than do Ubuntu or Kubuntu. 

HtH

-- 
Cheers,
Kurt  
 
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