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Linux Mint 9 Review
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| Chromium and Flock now in the
| repositories! Nice!! My biggest wow
| moment concerns the AWN dock but I think I
| may have to do a review of it on its own
| merits :D The Hardware Analysis tool is
| going to be very useful in terms of
| getting the information needed to do
| troubleshooting, especially with the copy
| to clipboard option which is very useful
| when trying to get help with an
| issue..just copy and paste the problem
| right into the forum!
|
| So my overall, unbiased opinion? I give
| Linux Mint 9 a solid A for performance and
| an A/A- for appearance. Iâve heard
| various sources saying this is up there
| for top distro release this year and I
| believe it. Linux newbies, this oneâs for
| you!
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http://gnulinuxuser.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/linux-mint-9-review/
Linux Mint 9: Solid, Simple, Shiny
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| Overall, I find Linux Mint to be a fine
| desktop distro. Being based on Ubuntu, the
| package selection is huge and you can also
| get decent support for third-party apps
| like Dropbox. It's a good GNOME-based
| distribution, though it doesn't stay
| perfectly in step with upstream GNOME
| default applications. It's also a pretty
| solid distro. I haven't run into any major
| glitches or problems since starting with
| the Mint RC a few weeks ago.
|
| Linux Mint has quite a lot to offer. If
| you're new to Linux or want a distro to
| recommend to someone who's new to Linux,
| Mint is one of the best to start with. The
| inclusion of "restricted" codecs and such
| is likely to rankle some Free Software
| purists but can help get new users
| transitioned to Linux a bit more quickly.
| Since Mint 9 is based on an Ubuntu Long
| Term Support (LTS) release, users have
| support for the desktop through 2013,
| which makes it even more ideal for new
| users. If you haven't settled on a distro
| yet, or want one to recommend to friends
| and family, Mint is an excellent choice.
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http://www.linux.com/distrocentral/distronews/311675-linux-mint-9-solid-simple-shiny
Recent:
Review: Linux Mint 9 Isadora
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| All in all, Linux Mint 9 has been a pleasant
| surprise, probably the best 2010 distro
| release so far along with PCLinuxOS 2010. I
| obviously recommend it for anybody trying
| Linux for the first time, but also for
| experienced users, who should equally enjoy
| its great features. If you are an Ubuntu
| user who wanted to upgrade/install 10.04 but
| were disappointed with the end result, make
| sure you give Linux Mint 9 a try.
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http://cristalinux.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-linux-mint-9-isadora.html
Linux Mint 9 'Isadora'
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| Based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux
| 2.6.32, Gnome 2.30 and Xorg 7.4, Linux
| Mint 9 "Isadora" features a lot of
| improvements and the latest software from
| the Open Source World.
|
| Featured improvements in this release:
| 30,000 applications catalogued and
| reviewable both online and in the new
| software manager, brand new incremental
| backup tool for both data and software
| selection, menu transparency and editable
| items, USB and Windows installers, 3 years
| support, look & feel improvements.
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http://www.muktware.com/distromatch/19/2010/117
Linux Mint 9: A First Look
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| From what I can see, Mint 9 looks to be a
| worthy successor to the Mint line. Theyâve
| largely left intact what works, and have
| worked hard to improve that which needs
| improving. As a full-featured desktop OS
| with modern hardware, this really looks
| great, but older hardware really struggles
| with some basic tasks. Firefox is
| sluggish, and, as mentioned previously,
| Software Manager brings my computer to its
| knees. In a few weeks Iâll see how it
| performs on slightly newer equipment. For
| now, though, Iâll have to bide my time
| until the LXDE or Fluxbox editions come
| out before I can consider using it
| regularly on my existing hardware.
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http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/linux-mint-9-a-first-look/
Linux Mint 9 (Isadora)
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| The menu has been improved. If you turn on
| 3D effects, you can view a partly
| transparent menu. You can also now right-
| click on an item in the menu to edit it.
| You also have the option of changing the
| menuâs default behavior from showing what
| you looked at last to defaulting to your
| favorites. You can even right-click items
| to add them to your desktop and panel. I
| love the right-clicking features in the
| menu, it makes it very fast to change
| items or put them on your panel or
| desktop.
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http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/05/18/linux-mint-9-isadora/
Returning to Linux, Round 2...Mint
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| I always likes the ideas within Mint...make
| a good package better by adding little
| features and taking out what isn't
| necessary. I remembered from the day that
| everything just worked. Websites played
| flash, video on DVD would play with audio,
| documents opened without too much effort or
| downloading extras. So what else is here
| that most people would like to know about?
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http://knolinuxguy.blogspot.com/2010/04/returning-to-linux-round-2mint.html
A minty experience leaves a pleasant taste.
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| Their computer was then taken over by a
| botnet and started spewing spam left, right
| and center. Which I found out about a month
| or so later.
|
| [...]
|
| Knowing what sort of computer user type
| this person is I decided to make sure I
| chose the right distribution for them.
| After careful thought and a bit of google
| trolling (in the searching sense of the
| word) I decided to give Linux Mint a go. So
| I backed up their computer and settled down
| to install Mint.
|
| [...]
|
| This is the latest story on how a "typical"
| computer user made a seamless transition
| from windows to Linux. Do you have any such
| stories? What about the other way around?
| :) While I had no problems transitioning
| this person doesn't mean that there are
| none. What issues have you come up with
| when introducing people to Linux?
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http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/a-minty-experience-leaves-a-pleasant-taste-38151
Ubuntu vs. Linux Mint
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| I recently heard the comparison that Mint
| today is a lot like Simply Mepis was years
| ago, and I feel its accurate. Barring my
| personal lack of hardware support (this
| included fan control which is vital on a
| metal Macbook), Iâve heard great things
| including more extensive printer support, and
| after using it for a little bit I felt that
| aside from the menu, that I think might in
| fact be harder for a new user, Mint is a good
| distribution.
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http://www.australianguy.com/2010/04/ubuntu-vs-linux-mint/
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