Timeline for Are Linux Mint (and other unofficial derivatives of Ubuntu) questions on topic?
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| Apr 16, 2012 at 14:40 | comment | added | Jorge Castro | There's a stackexchange site for non-Ubuntu distros: unix.stackexchange.com It's quite good! | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 11:03 | comment | added | Oli Mod | We support Ubuntu and all the official respins because we know what they are, what their packages are and generally know how to fix their problems. Random-ass donateware respins like Zorin are unknown quantities. They might function like Ubuntu but they're not Ubuntu. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 10:40 | comment | added | fossfreedom Mod | @LinuxPCplus - we are "not closed" to non-official derivatives. If an OP has demonstrated that they have reproduced the issue in Ubuntu/Kubuntu etc then it will be a fair question for this SE site. But as James has said, without knowing what the non-official derivative has actually changed in their core software, it makes answering questions very difficult. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 8:23 | comment | added | James Henstridge | The difference is that Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu share the same package archive, while the unofficial derivatives add and replace packages. In the same way you wouldn't report an Ubuntu bug against Debian without first verifying that Debian is also affected, you should verify your question is relevant against Ubuntu first. If it is, then ask it in the context of Ubuntu. If it isn't, then your problem may be due to one of the areas where your distro isn't Ubuntu. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 4:00 | history | answered | LinuxPCplus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |