The Linux Mint
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Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up-to-date, 100% free and comfortable Linux desktop distribution based on the very popular Ubuntu operating system. It offers paid commercial support to companies and individuals. Linux Mint is only made available for countries which legislation doesn’t allow software patents to be enforced. It is your responsibility to know your own country’s legislation. Linux Mint is an OS based on ubuntu, but it has a lot of other features. It has a better theme, and it looks great, and it has a lot of applications to make using linux easier.
Linux Mint is famous for looking slick and totally awesome. Linux Mint is on par with Ubuntu as far as speed and loading times. It is a bit slower to load because it includes extras like Tomboy and Beagle. Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. Normally with Ubuntu, you have to manually download and configure many media codecs and other essential software like browser plugins.
Linux Mint is a heavily customized community-driven derivative built on top of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. According to the creators, its purpose is “to produce an elegant, up-to-date, and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution.”.The latest release, Linux Mint 5.0 “Elyssa” , released this month, retains most of Ubuntu’s stability and features, but distinguish itself with unique features and tweaks. Linux Mint is also compatible with Ubuntu software repositories, so there’s no short supply of software available for it.
Wireless support for Windows wireless devices is as good as you might find with Ubuntu. Linux Mint does, however, add and remove compatibility for these drivers on their own, so in some cases wireless support might been seen as “better” than other distros. Wireless worked, network worked, video worked and had the right drivers, and it seemed to tweak itself to make the best use of the hardware. Now obviously the hardware I’m testing with is somewhat older, and definitely not bleeding edge, so your millage may vary, and some hardware may not yet be detected or supported yet.
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