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Linux Distribution: Linux Mint
Url: http://linuxmint.com/
This release is based on Ubuntu 6.10 and uses the Ubuntu installer. The desktop is GNOME 2.16.1 and the kernel is 2.6.17. Barbara comes with the following plugins: Macromedia Flash 9 beta, Sun Java 1.5 Update 9, RealPlayer 10. Support for MP3, Windows and |
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| Linux Mint 3.0 is available |
| This is Linux Mint 3.0 based on Linux Mint 2.2 'Bianca' and compatible with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty and its repositories. Important new features: the brand new mintInstall and the Linux Mint Software Portal; GNOME 2.18; kernel 2.6.20; OpenOffice.org 2.2; Thunderbird replaces Evolution as the default email reader; Sunbird and the GIMP are now installed by default; GNOME Control Center replaces mintConfig as the default control center application; drag & drop support in mintMenu with many other improvements; Sun Java 6; Compiz, Beryl and Emerald installed by default; new artwork.... |
About Linux Mint 3.0
This is Linux Mint 3.0, codename Cassandra, based on Bianca and compatible with Ubuntu Feisty and its repositories.
New Features
1. he brand new "mintInstall" and the "Linux Mint Software Portal".
2. Gnome 2.18 (speed improvements)
3. Kernel 2.6.20 (better hardware support)
4. Ubuntu Feisty innovations (restricted-manager, desktop-effects, windows migration assistant, avahi)
5. OpenOffice 2.2 (complete suite)
6. Thunderbird replaces Evolution as the default email reader
7. Pidgin replaces Gaim as the default messenger
8. Sunbird is now installed by default
9. The Gimp is installed by default
10.Gnome-control-center replaces mintConfig as the default control center application
11.Both mintDisk (for internal drives) and NTFS-Config (for external drives) are present for NTFS support
12.Support for Gnome Templates in mintDesktop
13.mintInstall replaces gnome-app-install and the upcoming Click'n Run.
14.Drag & Drop support in mintMenu with many other improvements
15.Sun Java 6 replaces Sun Java 5
16.Compiz, Beryl and Emerald installed by default
17.New artwork
Cassandra ideal for the desktop
1. Out of the box multimedia support
2. Microsoft Windows Integration (Dual-boot, NTFS read/write support, Migration Assistant)
3. One-Click install system (Linux Mint Software Portal, mintInstall)
4. Desktop features, Control Center, mintMenu
5. 3D Effects (Compiz and Beryl on top of AIGLX)
6. Great configuration tools
7. Great selection of default applications (OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, Gimp, Pidgin, XChat, Amarok..etc)
8. Solid package base (Google Earth, Picasa, Skype.. a lot of important software present in the repositories or in the Linux Mint Software Portal, compatibility with all Ubuntu Feisty repositories and most Debian packages)
9. Solid code base (Debian distribution built on top of Ubuntu Edgy. Inherits all innovations put into Bianca and default configurations from Bea)
For Download
Click here to download: http://linuxmint.com/download.html
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