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First Experience of Linux Mint
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| Overall I am very impressed with Linux Mint. It may not be the version for
| hardcore Linux geeks but I find it more user friendly that Ubuntu. If, like
| me, you have an old machine that is a little sluggish then this really is a
| great OS for it.
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http://cikguafiq.blogspot.com/2008/11/first-experience-of-linux-mint.html
Ubuntu for the Holidays
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| For example, you can get organic cotton t-shirts with slogans like ‘I do it
| with Ubuntu’ and the Ubuntu circle of friends logo. Personally, I favor the
| Chocolate Ubuntu Mens Hoody. The new shop also offers Ubuntu-branded mugs,
| caps, and a snazzy looking messenger bag that looks like it wold be perfect
| for a 17' Ubuntu-powered laptop and associated gear. With a new fulfillment
| house in St. Louis, Missouri, Canonical promises that shipments will be
| faster and less expensive for Ubuntu users and enthusiasts in the U.S.
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http://practical-tech.com/operating-system/ubuntu-for-the-holidays/
Recent:
Linux Mint
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| You might be wondering why you’re reading something about Linux in a blog
| related to design. I’m about to answer that question.
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| I’ve always had a geeky side which has led to experimentation with other
| operating systems, such as FreeBSD, Solaris, and Linux. I had a brief period
| about three years ago where I got rid of Windows completely and used Linux
| for about a year. I had to go back to Windows to be able to run stuff like
| Flight Simulator (a secret addiction of mine), among others. I also got
| tired of troubleshooting stuff. When things work, Linux is great. When
| something breaks, it can be a nightmare.
|
| [...]
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| Congratulations to the Mint team for putting together a visually appealing
| Linux distribution that is easy to use. It seems that the Linux community is
| starting to focus on the graphical aspect of their things, which is great
| news for everyone. There’s nothing wrong with functional stuff. The
| question is, why not make functional stuff that also looks good?
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http://www.ahlera.com/blog/linux-mint/
Mint 6 RC1 on the Acer Aspire One
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| Codenamed "Felicia",Mint 6 is due to arrive this month, and RC1 is already
| available over at http://linuxmint.com.
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| Mint 6 is built off the solid basis of Ubuntu 8.10, and inherits most of its
| goodness, and layers on the extras that make Mint my favorite Distro right
| now. I'll have a post up soon over at TalkBMC about using Mint 6 as the main
| office distro. This one is about Mint on the Acer Aspire One (AAO) though..
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http://on-being-open.blogspot.com/2008/11/mint-6-rc1-on-acer-aspire-one-codenamed.html
Linux Mint Fluxbox Leaves A Very Pleasant Taste
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| LM5 FCE is a great piece of work. It takes a distribution that is justifiably
| very highly thought of, keeps all the best bits and adds something extra
| special - the speed, flexibility and stability of Fluxbox but with that Linux
| Mint eye toward user-friendliness.
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2008/10/linux-mint-fluxbox-leaves-very-pleasant.html
25 reasons to use Linux Mint
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| At least, people understand what it means, Mint. With Ubuntu... (Ubuntu is
| also an award granted to Fidel Castro this year!)
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| It's not brown. No, really, it's not brown! Brown was interesting in October
| 2004, but four years later and still brownish...
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| It features the most elegant, business-like desktop of all the Linux
| distributions, right out of the box. Most people would not bother to get rid
| of the default look (theme, icons, wallpaper, GDM splash, boot splash,
| whatever). Just look at home many Windows XP boxes are displaying the
| horrendous blue window decorations, with red close buttons and the green
| Start button, although changing to the more business-like Windows 2000 look
| is a simple task.
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| Multimedia codecs, browser plugins, DVD playback, and so on, out of the box.
| I mean, out of the box. No fuss.
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/10/17/08/45/40-25-reasons-to-use-linux-mint
Review: Linux Mint 5 - KDE Edition
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| Overall, I liked Mint 5 KDE, especially with the added speed and upgraded
| default non-compiz eyecandy. It's good and stable, and works well with
| everything I could throw at it from a new and normal user's collective
| standpoints. And it's easily shown again why Linux Mint has become my new
| number one favorite Linux distribution for new users, overtaking PcLinuxOS
| with a blast of gusto for the top spot on my list. It's most certainly worth
| checking out.
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=466
Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna KDE Community Edition
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| You see I've always looked upon Mint with confusion; as a derivative of
| Ubuntu I never quite understood why it existed. Sure there was a time where
| preloading codecs and software was a desirable thing but now days everyone
| has tackled that problem in different ways - thus making "out of the box"
| releases like Mint a little redundant. There are some really interesting
| things about Mint that deviate from that stereotype massively.
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http://www.distro-review.com/review-linux-mint-4-0-daryna-kde-community-edition
Release Notes for Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna KDE Community Edition, by Jamie Boo
Birse
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| Daryna KDE is nearly as minty as the main edition now. The packages are
| (safely) upto date and the kernel is the Gutsy Gibbon kernel 2.6.22-14.
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http://linuxmint.com/rel_daryna_kde.php
Linux Mint 5.0 Light Review
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| This month’s Linux Format Magazine had Linux Mint as one of the Linux distros
| on the DVD. I’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about this Ubuntu-based
| distro. So Mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian. Why not just
| base Linux Mint off of Debian? Ok, so given that it’s based off of Ubuntu
| and Ubuntu is becoming synonymous with Linux because it’s so easy to use, why
| would you want to use Linux Mint?
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http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/07/27/linux-mint-50-light-review/
Review: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition RC1
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| After spending the day tinkering with Linux Mint 5 Xfce CE, I have to say
| this is a GREAT Linux distro. I prefer Xfce over GNOME and KDE because in my
| opinion, GNOME and KDE use too much memory and CPU power, while Xfce is much
| lighter on resources. There are other desktop environments which are even
| lighter than Xfce, but they aren’t as useful or as stable as Xfce. I am a
| little disappointed that Exaile and Gnomebaker are installed by default; I
| prefer Rhythmbox over Exaile and Sound Juicer over Gnomebaker. I give this a
| 9.5 out of 10
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http://darthchaosofrspw.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/review-linux-mint-5-elyssa-xfce-community-edition-rc1/
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