__/ [ John Locke ] on Saturday 03 March 2007 16:54 \__
> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:12:26 +0000, Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Having tested KateOS for a while (I liked it, but I'm not really into
>>Slackware-based distros) I decided to go with the latest incarnation of
>>Linux Mint, and installed it on the sturdy old FrankenPC.
>>
>>Definitely a much more polished product than the previous version 'Bea'
>>(this is Bianca), with a proper green 'minty' theme, and some
>>rearrangement of the menu and panel (similar to the latest openSUSE Gnome
>>menu, but I think slightly better layout, and a single, bottom panel,
>>which might not appeal to all Gnome fans). It also comes with only a
>>single virtual desktop by default, so no workspace switcher, but that's
>>trivial to add.
>>
>>Mint is developing extremely well. Definitely one to recommend to a
>>beginner who'd like to try Linux and wants quick, easy multimedia
>>capabilities without hassle, and of course on a solid Debian/Ubuntu base.
>>The community seems lively, helpful and enthusiastic, which is another
>>plus.
>>
>>On this somewhat creaky system, which is an AMD Duron, it isn't superfast,
>>but that isn't a problem on this box, and reliability is more important
>>anyway. As long as it chugs along steadily, I shan't be worried.
>
> Thanks for the review for Mint. I've been looking at this distro
> also. Looks pretty good.
Think of it as complete Ubuntu Linux with some of the extra stuff that
everyone fetches anyway... just short of Ubuntu post Automatix, plus some
different colours for those who loathe brown/orange/bronze.
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