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Why Mint over Ubuntu
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| I've been an Ubuntu fan for some time now.
| No matter which distro I tried, I always
| found it lacked some feature or another and
| I eventually made my way back to Ubuntu.
| Then I found Mint. Linux Mint is a
| derivative of Ubuntu which is a derivative
| of Debian (Debian' = Ubuntu and Ubuntu' =
| Linux Mint). Why use a derivative of Ubuntu
| (or Debian for that matter) instead of just
| using the original product?
|
| Simple: The derivative is better.
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http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-mint-over-ubuntu.html
Linux Mint 8 Enabling DVD Playbackâ
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| To play a DVD on Linux Mint, you will need to
| install libdvdcss2. In Linux Mint 8 just as
| with previous versions and Ubuntu, there is no
| need to manually configure the repository, all
| you need do is the following:
|
| * Open a Terminal Window (Menu > Terminal)
| and type the following:
| sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
| * Next type the following:
| sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-
| css.sh
|
| Once you have done that, next time you insert
| a DVD you should get the option to auto run
| with MPlayer Media Player. Enjoy.
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http://www.mikesouthby.co.uk/2010/02/linux-mint-8-enabling-dvd-playback/
Recent:
Linux Mint 8 achieves final KDE version
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| The Linux Mint team announced the final
| release of Linux Mint 8 "Helena" KDE
| Community Edition. Based on Kubuntu 9.10,
| Linux 2.6.31, KDE 4.3.4 and Xorg 7.4, Linux
| Mint 8 KDE CE boasts improved OEM
| installation, as well as "ignore updates" and
| multiple software selection features.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4500810262.html
Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition
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| The final release of Linux Mint 8 (Helena)
| KDE Community Edition is available for
| download. I wrote about the Release Candidate
| of this a couple of weeks ago, so I won't add
| too much more now. I'm still more of a Gnome
| desktop user than KDE, but as KDE 4 gets
| better and better, and combined with the
| excellent integration with Linux Mint, this
| one is a real alternative for me.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10015054o-2000498448b,00.htm
Linux Mint 8 KDE released!
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| The team is proud to announce the release
| of Linux Mint 8 âHelenaâ KDE Community
| Edition.
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http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=1265
Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition
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| The final release of Linux Mint 8 (Helena)
| KDE Community Edition is available for
| download. I wrote about the Release
| Candidate of this a couple of weeks ago, so
| I won't add too much more now. I'm still
| more of a Gnome desktop user than KDE, but
| as KDE 4 gets better and better, and
| combined with the excellent integration
| with Linux Mint, this one is a real
| alternative for me.
|
| [...]
|
| It may be that this is the same one used by
| Kubuntu, I haven't installed that in quite
| a long time so I don't know what it looks
| like any more. But this is nice, clean,
| easy to use and easy to understand.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10015054o-2000498448b,00.htm
Bet you guys thought I forgot about this blog, huh?
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| I then decided Iâd test the âupgradeâ
| feature when Ubuntu 9.10 came out, and let
| it upgrade itself via APT. That was
| interesting, but a few things didnât work
| quite right. Iâve never been one to upgrade
| an OS because of this. Iâm a clean install
| kind of guy. So when things didnât work
| quite right, I wiped it and installed my
| next project. Linux Mint 8.
| Mmmm, Mint
|
| Now, back in September-ish, I rebuilt my
| main desktop machine at home. I had initial
| plans to install Slackware 13, but since
| Slackware now doesnât fit my needs, I
| decided to go with something else entirely,
| so I ended up installing Linux Mint 7 on
| it.
|
| My desktop is still running happily on Mint
| 7, and while that process came with its own
| issues (the default kernel didnât like my
| DVD-ROM drive, plus I discovered massive
| problems trying to set up Mint 7 on a
| machine that uses both IDE and SATA drives
| together), once I got everything set up,
| itâs been really great.
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http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-ongoing-role-of-my-old-toshiba-laptop/
Linux Mint 8 (Helena) KDE Community Edition Release Candidate
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| I have previously described Linux Mint as
| "Ubuntu plus all the stuff you would probably
| add to it yourself after installing". Of
| course, you need to be aware that a lot of the
| things which are added are proprietary or
| otherwise non-FOSS, so if you are a
| GNU/Linux/FOSS purist, you should be aware of
| that at the beginning. I am not of that
| persuasion, and Mint is one of my two favorite
| distributions (SimplyMEPIS is the other). Now,
| with the quality of Mint and the care that the
| Mint Community contributors have taken in
| adding KDE 4.3, this is sure to be an
| excellent distribution. If you are a KDE
| devotee, and you have been disappointed by
| Kubuntu (I know that a lot have), I would
| strongly encourage you to take a look at this
| distribution.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014924o-2000498448b,00.htm
Linux Mint 8 RC1 KDE Edition Arrives
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| Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint community
| are proud to present today (January 21st) the
| first release candidate of the upcoming Linux
| Mint 8 KDE Community Edition operating system.
| Powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31 and built on
| top of the KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4,
| Linux Mint 8 KDE RC1 comes with many
| improvements in various areas of interest. It
| is now based on the Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic
| Koala) Linux distribution.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Mint-8-RC1-KDE-Edition-Arrives-132766.shtml
Linux Mint 8 KDE CE Release Candiate Leaked
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| Just a quick note to inform you all that the
| day has finally come. Really! The Linux Mint 8
| KDE Release Candidate was recently leaked and
| can, as of this writing, be downloaded either
| directly or via a torrent. If you download the
| torrent, please seed to at least 1.5x (150%).
| We will, of course, have a full review upon
| the return from CampKDE.
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http://thebluemint.blogspot.com/2010/01/linux-mint-8-ce-release-candiate-leaked.html
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