Linux Mint based on Ubuntu. The goal of the makers of Linux Mint is "out of the box" a more comprehensive multimedia support to offer, as Ubuntu does. To this end, in Linux Mint already browser plug-ins, audio and video codecs, DVD player included, as well as Java and other components that need a multimedia operating system. Linux Mint is 100% compatible with Ubuntu. In Linux Mint comes as the default Gnome desktop is used. Linux Mint is a live Linux, which can also be installed.
If facilitated the use Ubuntu GNU / Linux to any user, Mint works from the beginning without lifting a finger (. Mp3,. Flac, dvd, vcd, cd. Wav, etc.). This new distribution opens the times they live and free software, beside of PCLinuxOS and Sabayon. The distribution GNU / Linux Mint has raised enough dust among Linux users. Some say bury Ubuntu (all you wanted to bring African leader, why?), Others that's just what they expected, some other generation that is free software and why we have lowered. Iso of your last version 4, called Daryna, we have GnomeBaker burned to a CD while listening to U2, to make a complete guide to installing the Irish Mint.
And Debian has become fashionable from Ubuntu, Mint brings parcel. Deb, Gnome as default desktop and can use it in English, Spanish, French and a lot of languages. As such, this aspect of Mint and Ubuntu is not negative, the problems start when you switch from the previous release version: several errors, malfunctions and programs are gone very few times the result is positive, forcing the user to format and install the new version from scratch. Format every 6 months just to experience the latest innovations introduced only to discover that the previous version was better than the new one you just installed, can only bring frustration and disappointment.
There are three versions of this distribution:
- The main
- The Universal Edition that does not provide proprietary multimedia codecs or some patented technologies from the start. The tutorial is done with this version, codecs installed codecs are free.
- The 64-bit edition, for owners of machines with 64-bit
List of different Linux Mint Distributions :
ADA 1.0 beta (Kubuntu Dapper)
From the beginning, the distribution based on current Ubuntu releases. Despite initial criticism, to have no innovative changes to Ubuntu (which has meanwhile changed), Linux Mint is now one of the most popular Linux distributions. Since the system is based on Ubuntu, are also the suite of Ubuntu, add your own additional uses. This would also give users of Linux Mint all updates and security updates for Ubuntu. In order to facilitate a switch and simplify the operation, the menu is similar to that of SLED and Windows Vista. The Light Edition includes the other hand, only software that is open source.
Also in 2007, more precisely in August were added to the existing work environments KDE and Gnome for the Xfce desktop. This is resource-efficient than the other desktop environments and is therefore well on older computers. In newer systems does this through a faster startup.
BARBARA 2.0 (Ubuntu Edgy)
The Mint Debian Edition is only used as a 32-bit live DVD with Gnome desktop and is not compatible with other versions of Ubuntu Mint - LMDE draws on Debian Testing repos and squeeze. The installation is on VMware and get an 8 GB virtual partition with 1 GB of RAM. After booting the image of an automatic start is in the live session with Debian - so far all looks somehow still made according to Mint. After clicking the install button but you can see the changes from the normal Ubuntu. After the language setting to get to the GParted practitioner, which should make for beginners no problem, even if it is somewhat more complicated than that of Ubuntu. Then take to install the base Debian Mint only 12 minutes.
BEA 2.1 (Ubuntu Edgy)
This is the first release of the new "light" edition of the popular distribution "Linux Mint". In this edition, protected or contain any proprietary software packages. Since the laws of some countries to download a distro which prohibit guns or patented software includes, for the affected user is Linux Mint Light the solution to this problem.
With a new boot screen and with new artwork for the desktop, Linux Mint 1.2 presents in time for 20:12:06. Thanks to the many suggestions from the large community there are new software:
- Beagle as a desktop search service
- Network manager for wireless and wired networks
- OpenOffice Impress
- Xchat-gnome as an IRC client
- MPlayer plug-in for Firefox - the Real Player is not here this time
- From the terminal window, there is a surprise for those who use nVidia cards is also a novelty - called envy
The new boot screen of Linux Mint 2.1 greets us with the mandatory option possibilities - we leave everything as is and let boot the system first. Even after 70 seconds is all processed and the live CD is ready for installation. Before we begin the installation, we test and release the network functions. Internet and LAN connections to the adjacent pose no problems and work immediately. The read and write access to the Windows system with NTFS partition quickly and accurately.
BIANCA 2.2 (Ubuntu Edgy)
Until the early end of my ReiserFS partition I had my X31 for more than three years ago with Debian [ Debian Home run]. But honestly I am (in terms of installation) in the meantime become a little lazy. Debian itself, I still think is brilliant, but it does not bother me, when most things are already pre-configured. Therefore, I have the laptop now, the continued on what I and the desktop (fairly steady) Dell laptop a while ago but had started my on Debian-based distributions instead of Debian itself. So I simply the Linux Mint CD loaded on the net, fired and fired up the external DVD drive. Briefly in the live mode if booted and looked at first glance, everything worked. When I could not see anything to the contrary, it went to the installation. It runs completely graphic and can be performed even for the novice (but offers advanced users some additional options, e.g. manual partitioning), as is common with most distributions.
Now, first had the missing software be installed and the evolution recorded backup again, I'm doing with this script ( script homepage was created). After all this was done, had the power consumption (and heat) are first fed back into normal ranges. Since the kernel of Linux Mint not cutting edge, I've decided for a 2.6.20.7er kernel to bake for the laptop. So kernel source downloaded, installed the missing (and required) packages for compiling. I still have the kernel with Linux-PHC (for undervolting) and madwifi (for WLAN, which is not stated in the standard kernel as mentioned) patched. Then load an old kernel configuration and adapted short. Important for the functioning of the Network-Admin Applet, it seems to be that is not madwifi compiled into the kernel, but as a module. Because otherwise it did not work! Since hibernation already well with the normal kernel working, I have the previous patch Suspend2 first let out of the kernel and have used the standard module.
After configuring the build using make-kpkg --initrd --revision binary make-kpkg --initrd --revision binary started and after the successful conclusion then the resulting linux-image package using dpkg -i installed. Automatically adjusted the grub configuration and you can directly make a reboot to test if everything works.
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