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Linux Mint Elyssa: Ubuntu Hardy with a fresh aftertaste
by Ian Dumych Jun 27th 2008 at 1:00PM
If you haven't heard of Linux Mint by now, you probably aren't listening very well. Mint is a distro that is heavily based on Ubuntu, but has gradually evolved on its own, with unique management tools and a stunning set of artwork (no dirt brown here!). This latest iteration brings clarity and convenience to the newest Ubuntu base, 8.04. The most obvious improvement on its parent distro is the fact that it actually contains codecs and Flash support out of the box. The desktop layout is more similar to Windows, making this a good migration path for Microsoft refugees.
For those already familiar with Mint, this new version may not seem very different at first glance, but one big difference between this release and pretty much every other Linux distro is the inclusion of Flash 10 beta. Flash on Linux has been a rather sluggish experience for a while now, but on our humble Pentium 4 testing machine, sites like Youtube and Hulu seemed to work just as well as they do on Windows. The rest of the changes are generally little tweaks and usability improvements.
Mint can be downloaded from any one of many mirrors provided on the site, but we found the Torrent they provide to be very active and well seeded, so that is probably the best choice for now.
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rothgar said 4:53PM on 6-27-2008
I highly recommend Linux Mint to new Linux users. I recently converted a friend and after installing Ubuntu and not liking it they love Linux Mint. I have actually switched from Ubuntu to Linux Mint myself because I don't have to customize the themes as much and the "start" menu is far superior in my opinion.
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Bufsabre said 6:57PM on 6-27-2008
mint is the linux i always give to people who want to try linux cause its the most complete one off the bat, for myself though, i wont start using it again till they make an x64 version
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wasabi said 10:51PM on 6-27-2008
they should also do an xfce version.
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Ethan said 8:01AM on 6-28-2008
I wonder if they help more upstream than Ubuntu does...
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Ethan said 8:02AM on 6-28-2008
I wonder if they help more upstream than Ubuntu does...
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Karolis [Pocius.lt] said 1:10PM on 6-28-2008
I've ditched windows for ubuntu two weeks ago and then I've ditched ubuntu for gorgeous Elyssa just a couple days ago. Mint is what ubuntu should really be – linux for human beings (and not only geeks).
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Satanic Boom Boom Head said 6:45PM on 6-29-2008
Best linux distro ever!
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