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Well, the best thing they’ve improved so far was the mintInstall, bLinux Mint/b package installer. It had been transformed into a professional installer, easy to use for all of us and not having to go through the hassle of downloading the b.../b

Wed, 26 Nov 2008

I must say bLinux Mint/b seems to always impress me with every new release. In this release bLinux Mint/b has brought to us a new software manager called MintInstall, which allows you to browse the Mint Software portal offline, b.../b

Wed, 19 Nov 2008

bLinux Mint/b Review. At www.distrostop.org, a new review of the bLinux Mint/b distribution is discussed. We hope this is helpful! Posted by jon at 5:51 PM. Labels: DistroStop, bLinux Mint/b b.../b

Sun, 16 Nov 2008

[Geek Review] bLinux Mint/b: A better Ubuntu. bLinux Mint/b, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead. b.../b

Tue, 11 Nov 2008

The last stable version of Linux MINT called Elyssa can be downloaded on the official website. As usual with Linux distribution, the standard release came with more than twenty languages (French for exemple). ...

Sat, 27 Sep 2008

The other thing I’ve found somewhat confusing is the fact that LinuxMint’s software management application (the native one is an adapted version of Synaptic, though the standard version of Synaptic comes installed by default, ...

Fri, 26 Sep 2008

Ever since I first ran into Linux Mint over a year ago, I've been enamored by it's elegant simplicity, rock solid stability, good hardware support, and excellent user experience. This distribution has continued to impress me time and ...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008

I had never tried Linux Mint before but had always heard good things about it. Mainly the reason that I never bothered trying it was because I was already fairly familiar with Ubuntu from where it was derived. ...

Sun, 24 Aug 2008

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 ...

Mon, 28 Jul 2008

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 ...

Sun, 27 Jul 2008

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.

Sun, 27 Jul 2008

The fine folks at Linux Mint recently upgraded their line of Linux distros to version 5 (codenamed “Elyssa”) to coincide with the recent releases of the Hardy Heron version of Ubuntu. And now they have added an XFCE Community Edition ...

Sat, 26 Jul 2008

Here's a detailed review of Linux Mint's latest release, Elyssa.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008

When I heard that the beta release of the new XFCE version of Linux Mint was out, I had to try it. I like XFCE, and Mint is based on Ubuntu, which I still think sets the standard for usable Linux. So here I am, trying out Mint XFCE, ...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008

Overall I would say Mint 5 is more a case of evolution than revolution, there are of course improvements here which are welcome but it feels more a case of fine tuning things than adding big new features.

Sat, 12 Jul 2008

Jeremy LaCroix has the latest review of Linux Mint 5 (Elyssa) at Linux.com. It’s the typical Linux distro review: “not perfect because it didn’t setup my ___ card right” or something. Jeremy also didn’t like Mint in its previous ...

Fri, 27 Jun 2008

We placed broadcom drivers on the disc, there are mintWifi drivers in /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/drivers and we don’t include build-essential by default. The disc itself doesn’t act as a repository like the Ubuntu liveCD does. ...

Thu, 26 Jun 2008

One of the hallmark Linux distributions for new users that we've been very pleased with has been Linux Mint. As I've said before, it's built on Ubuntu and is essentially "Ubuntu done right". With the introduction of version 5, ...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008

distro-review: "To be perfectly honest with you, my original intention was to review Kubuntu 8.04, but with the brand new shiny Linux Mint 5 hitting the streets late last Sunday evening around midnight UK time, Kubuntu will have to take ...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008

"Linux mint is a distro which forked off Ubuntu Edgy but has mirrored many of the changes in ubuntu since, resulting in a very close matched distro which can run off of Ubuntu’s repos." Ajof Blog.

Sat, 14 Jun 2008

Linux Mint 5 Elyssa was released 4 days ago and a few reviews started to appear on the Internet. We like reviews of course because they make more people know about what we do but also because when a reviewer takes time to properly study ...

Thu, 12 Jun 2008

Linux Mint is one of the surprise packages of the past year. Originally launched as a variant of Ubuntu with integrated media codecs, it has now developed into one of the most user-friendly distributions on the market - complete with a ...

Tue, 29 Apr 2008

Installing it as a VM in Parallels, following these instructions as if it were an Ubuntu distro (which it is). I am pleased to say the following about Mint:. It shaves several steps off my standard Ubuntu post-install procedure because ...

Thu, 10 Apr 2008

*Mini-Review: Linux Mint 4.0 'Daryna'* From Linux Mint's About page: "Linux Mint's purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." To reach this goal, lead developer and founder Clement ...

Wed, 9 Apr 2008

From Linux Mint's About page: "Linux Mint's purpose is to produce an elegant, up to affix a date to and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." To reach this design, lead developer and fall Clement Lefebvre used (surprisingly) ...

Sun, 6 Apr 2008

Linux Mint has been in development for less than 18 months, yet they have managed to create one of the most user-friendly and attractive desktop options available. With their fast-paced release cycle, it was difficult to keep up with ...

Mon, 26 Nov 2007

The Linux Mint developers continue their success with a brand new version of their free operating system, Linux Mint 4.0, codename Daryna. Being based on Celena and compatible with the Ubuntu Gutsy repositories, Daryna brings many new ...

Mon, 19 Nov 2007

http://linuxmint.com/celena.html A Date with Cassandra ,----[ Quote ] | All in all, Cassandra (Linux Mint 3.0) has left a mark on me that I?m | thinking of someday replacing my wife?s Xubuntu laptop with Mint. It is ...

Wed, 3 Oct 2007

Linux Mint is a good distribution but I was really disappointed by the Xfce edition. There are a lot other Xfce based distributions which are far more superior to Mint. I would like to just wait and see Linux Mint Xfce edition getting ...

Thu, 9 Aug 2007

For quite a while I’ve heard hype about Linux Mint. A lot of people make it sound as if it’s the perfect Linux distribution—Ubuntu but more polished. Other people think it’s just Ubuntu with some different artwork, nothing special. ...

Wed, 4 Jul 2007