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Development Release: Linux Mint 13 RC^Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of the release candidate for Linux Mint 13 - in MATE and Cinnamon flavours: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 RC 'Maya'. Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the....
donadony writes "LinuxMint13 RC is available for testing, this release comes with 2 versions in a separated dvd`s: Mate and Cinnamon. LinuxMint13 Cinnamon is very light and offers some customization, integration of new applets, extensions and themes that can be found on the official website." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Full Disclosure: I know there's not much new here, but I am amazed that Ubuntu, Linux Mint and friends ship with a Guest account present and enabled.
LinuxBSDos: One edition of Linux Mint Debian released a few days ago, features two desktop environments – MATE and Cinnamon.
Dedoimedo: Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Mint all share the same DNA. So in theory, they should all behave the same, including the overall time to boot into the desktop session. What do you think?
LinuxBSDos.com: Though the default disk partitioning scheme works, you may find yourself in a situation that requires creating partitions manually. At such times, you need to have a good knowledge of disks and disk partitions in Linux to create the partitions you need.
Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 201204 "Debian" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201204. This release features three of the best Linux desktops available at the moment: The traditional and functional MATE 1.2 desktop, the innovative and beautiful Cinnamon....
Softpedia: "Linux Mint 13 (Maya) will be available for download at the end of May 2012, and it will be shipped with separate MATE and Cinnamon editions."
ITworld: How I gave up my MacBook Pro
Softpedia: "Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204 RC comes packed in two editions, one with the MATE 1.2 and Cinnamon 1.4 desktop environments and the other one with the lightweight Xfce 4.8 desktop environment."
LinuxBSDos.com: "Where other VoIP services and clients send data in the clear, Jitsi sets itself apart by making use of ZRTP to set up secure communication with SRTP, Secure Real-time Transport Protocol."
Datamation: "For this article, I'll tap into my own experiences with both distributions over the years. I'll compare how Linux Mint and Ubuntu differ, and talk about which of the two options are best for the casual Linux enthusiast."
LinuxBSDos.com: "You will find that there is very little difference, if any, in functionality between this LXDE edition and those other more popular editions, other than for some LXDE-specific applications."
Geeks Club: A common fear among all Windows users migrating/trying out Linux is that they'd miss all their programs and games they enjoyed running on Windows installations.
LinuxPlanet: It's not just the big distro releases that make the Linux Planet go around. This past week saw the debut of two distro releases that some might consider to be derivative, and yet they both will have tremendous impact.
Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 12 "LXDE" edition, a fast and lightweight variant of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 12 LXDE. Linux Mint 12 LXDE comes with updated software and brings refinements and new....
HowtoForge: "This tutorial is supposed to show you how to change your sound files' information like artist or title, also called tags, in a fast way using Easytag."
HowtoForge: "This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through the features of the Cinnamon desktop, Mint's new desktop environment to be used in Linux Mint 13."
UnixMen: Statistics are being paraded and justifications are being made on how and why, Linux Mint is the uncrowned king of Linux and how Ubuntu is losing ground
Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 12 "KDE" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 12 KDE. Linux Mint 12 KDE comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.....
ZDnet: Can a back to the past Linux desktop win more fans than GNOME 3.x, KDE 4.x, or Ubuntu's Unity or HUD? I think so.
The Register: "The result is not, surprisingly, a Frankendesktop of horrendous proportions, but something quite usable."
Webopedia: "Linux Mint users can select the GNOME 3 environment with the option of two new GNOME 3-based desktop environments -- Cinnamon and Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE) -- or they can choose the GNOME 2-based MATE environment."
IT World: "Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution."
HowtoForge: "This tutorial will explain how to install Linux Mint 12 alongside Windows 7."
How To Geek: In Windows we have the Startup folder where we can easily place a shortcut to a program that we want to launch automatically. In Linux Mint there is a way easier way to manage startup applications
LinuxBSDos.com: "There are several menu styles to choose from in the K Desktop Environment, but my favorite is the Takeoff Launcher."
LinuxBSDos.com: "Any number of partitions may be created, however, for this tutorial, only four will be created. They will be for the boot, root, Swap, and home partitions."
The H Online: "Richard Hillesley looks at the history of Mint, claimed to be the second most popular Linux distribution after Ubuntu, and considers whether Cinnamon marks a turning point for the distribution."