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Jan 4, 2008 07:47 GMT  ·  By

The Linux Mint team is proud to present the first beta version of Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna) Fluxbox Community Edition and the first alpha version of Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna) Debian Edition. The Fluxbox edition is based on the popular Fluxbox window manager and aims to achieve the following goals:

■ Linux Mint Fluxbox CE aims to be lean and fast. It should be able to run on older hardware allowing people with weak to mediocre machines to enjoy the awesomeness of Linux Mint. ■ Linux Mint Fluxbox CE aims to be easy to use. Wherever possible we provide comprehensive GUI tools catering for both new and veteran users. ■ Linux Mint Fluxbox CE aims not only to play the part, we aim to look the part. Linux Mint is famous for looking slick and totally awesome, and we aim to please.

Let's have a quick look over the Mint specific applications included in this edition of Linux Mint Daryna:

■ mintConfig ■ mintAssistant ■ mintDesktop ■ mintInstall ■ mintUpdate ■ Envy

Major applications included in the Fluxbox edition are:

FirefoxThunderbird ■ Abiword ■ Gnumeric ■ GPaint ■ Exaile ■ Mplayer Movie Player ■ Brasero

You will also find the following Fluxbox specific tools:

■ Fbpager ■ Fluxconf ■ Fluxkeys ■ Fluxmenu ■ iDesk

There are also some known issues in Daryna Fluxbox:

■ There seems to be some problems in changing of screen resolutions using the GUI tool. We will need more testing and feedback in order to pinpoint the cause and fix it. ■ Some launchers mintConfig (borrowed from Linux Mint XFCE CE, like many of the GUI tools) do not seem to work. The problem seems to be upstream, but please test it and maybe suggest a solution!

On the other hand, the first alpha version of Linux Mint 4.0 Debian Edition is here to show us that:

■ It is possible for Linux Mint to easily switch base (if Ubuntu disappeared or went in a different way). ■ A Debian Testing base would make Linux Mint faster. ■ A Debian Testing base would let users transparently go from one release to another by simply applying updates in mintUpdate (release would be like simple snapshots in time). ■ A Debian Testing base would be easier to maintain in the long term for the Linux Mint dev team. ■ A Debian Testing base would not always be stable, and this would represent temporary problems for both developers and users. ■ A Debian Testing base would lack the many innovations and improvements developed by the Ubuntu developers, putting more pressure on the Linux Mint team to achieve the same level of polish.

And it is not intended to be used as your main operating system!

Why should you choose Linux Mint Daryna?

■ Out of the box multimedia support; ■ Microsoft Windows Integration (Dual-boot, NTFS read/write support, Migration Assistant); ■ One-Click install system (Linux Mint Software Portal, mintInstall); ■ Easy file-sharing (mintUpload); ■ Desktop features, Control Center, mintMenu; ■ 3D Effects; ■ Great configuration tools; ■ Great selection of default applications (OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP, Pidgin, XChat, Amarok..etc); ■ Solid package base (Google Earth, Picasa, Skype.. a lot of important software present in the repositories or in the Linux Mint Software Portal, compatibility with all Ubuntu Feisty repositories and most Debian packages).

Download Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna) Debian Edition Alpha 023 right now from Softpedia.

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Download Linux Mint 4.0 (Daryna) right now from Softpedia.