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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 "Light" has been released |
| Cassandra Light edition was released and is available for download. The purpose of the Light edition is to bring an edition of Linux Mint which doesn't contain: proprietary software, patented technologies and support for restricted formats. In some countries where the legislation allows software patents to be enforced, the Light edition provides a way for users to legally download Linux Mint. The following components are not present in this Light Edition: Macromedia Flash, support for encrypted DVDs, Windows codecs, support for restricted multimedia formats, unrar, Sun Java (replaced by GIJ). |
About Linux Mint 3.0 "Light"
Linux Mint 3.0 (Cassandra) is based on Linux Mint 2.2 (Bianca) and is compatible with Ubuntu 7.04 and its repositories.
Features
1. Additional packages can be installed from the web page "Linux Mint Software Portal" using mintInstall. mintInstall automates the installation of the selected package from the web page.
2. Linux kernel 2.6.20
3. Kernel Module Configuration: module-init-tools 3.3-pre3
4. Automatic Hardware Detection (udev 108)
5. Both mintDisk (internal drives) and NTFS-Config (external drives) are for NTFS support
6. Microsoft Windows Integration (dual-boot, NTFS read/write support, Migration Assistant)
7. Window System: Xorg 7.2
8. Desktops: GNOME 2.18
9. 3D Desktop: Compiz, Beryl, and Emerald installed by default
10.GNOME Control Center replaces mintConfig
11.Supports GNOME Templates in mintDesktop
12.Drag & Drop support in mintMenu with many other improvements
13.Advanced Linux Sound Architecture 1.0.13
14.Ubuntu 7.04 innovations include restricted manager, desktop effects, windows migration assistant, and avahi.
15.Office Applications: OpenOffice.org 2.2, Vim 7.0, Nautilus 2.18.1, Sunbird
16.Mail/IM: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10, Pidgin 2.0.0 (formerly Gaim)
17.Multimedia: The GIMP 2.2.13, Xine 1.1.4, Amarok 1.4.5, MPlayer 1.0rc1
18.Web Browser: Firefox 2.0.0.3
19.Server/Client: BIND 9.3.4, DB 4.4.20, DHCP 3.0.4, iptables 1.3.6, OpenSSH 4.3p2, OpenSSL 0.9.8c
20.Development: GCC 4.1.2, glibc 2.5, Mono 1.2.3.1, PERL 5.8.8, Python 2.5.1, Qt-X11 3.3.8, Gtk+ 2.10.11
21.Printing Services: CUPS 1.2.8, Samba 3.0.24
22.And new artwork!
For Download
Click here to download: <"http://linuxmint.com/download.html">http://linuxmint.com/download.html |
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