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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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[–] 23 points 2 days ago (11 children)

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

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day 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.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago* (5 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (4 children)

    Bot

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (3 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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