Hi guys
I decided to use linux mint 10 after looking at a few more.The desktop seems to be a bit dull.How can I upgrade to a better desktop?

If you just installed and haven't configured much, you would be better off doing a new install. You can upgrade but according to the Mint site, you upgrade by versions, from 10 to 11, then 11 to 12. Googling upgrade Linux mint 10 to Mint 12 should give you some info.

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That's from the Mint websight. The current version of Mint is 12.
I'm not a Mint user, so i don't know if the support is already dropped in 1o or if it's going to drop one day soon. I don't know why you chose version 10, but i recommend that you upgrade the whole distro. It will probably take up less bandwidth and be a smoother process to just download the version 12 iso, make a new dvd and install it over version 10; instead of upgrading to version 11, and then to 12. If you choose to take that route and install 12, before downloading the iso, you might want to do some research on the desktop environments you have available and pick the iso you know has the desktop environment you think you'll like best.

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Hi Guys
Thanks for the comments I will be thinking hard about your comments and it looks as though I will be in the realms of ISOS,something else I am going to have to learn about.
Many thanks to Yancek and Knightron.

Iso files can be burned with most (if not all) CD/DVD burning programs nowadays. Iso files are also called image files
Before changing from Windows 7 to Linux Mint 12 I've used Nero Burning Rom on my PC to burn the DVD. For my dad's computer I've used k3b which is installed by default with Mint 12. Good luck

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Hi Sands of Arrakis
I am just about going to give it a go,I have a feeling that I am going to need the luck.Many thanks.!!!!!

Keep at it mate. I'm with SandsOfArrakis, if you still have Mint 10 installed, and if it has k3b with it, use it, it's a great programe and i always use it with isos. If you plan on doing it with Windows though, i can't give any advice since i've never done it from Windows. Hang in there because actually getting Linux installed is argubly the biggest hump in the road from Windows, (not the only hump though), so after it's up and running, it should be mostly down hill sailing. Good luck.

Hi Knightron
Thanks for the encouragement,will try my best
Tatty head