Happy Linux Mint 16 (xfce petra) user on my laptop. I picked up a broken (well, corruptd XP install) all-in-one Sony Vaio PC and wanted to give Mint a swing on that. The specs are modest, but the boot ...

The iMac booted to Mint after the install successfully, however, as before the wireless drivers were missing, so for that solution, see the spoiler above. The only question now is if the install/boot ...

I've used Windows for decades, but I tried Linux to see if it's truly 'easy' now - and one thing surprised me ...

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