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Way over Ubuntu... Linux Mint is the best distro I ever know... Loaded with all required runtimes and media codecs also came with more packages... Leaving Ubuntu behind..

I'm not impressed with this release. Ubuntu looks a lot better to me.
it's really not that hard to install all the needed codecs.
and seeing how Mint is based off of Ubuntu, I don't see how it could trial behind Mint.

only thing mint has over ubuntu is a few things like codecs which take 3 seconds to install in ubuntu and everything else is pretty much eh...... ive already got ubuntu running smoothly and i dig the mono icons as well. If you've already got ubuntu running y ditch it if youve been running it the 2-3 weeks that its been out b4 mint. In that 2-3 weeks you should have everything you need to run smoothly. For newbies its nice to have Mint but even with Mint i probably still have to tweak the system a lot like i did for ubuntu so theres no real advantage here

really the Linux is super!!!!!

Well i think that Linux mint is good for people who are real beginners in Linux, but its actually kind of easy to install all the codecs and other software. It doesn't look as good, (I prefer ubuntus default look anyway) and I think that for most users its stupid and a waste of time. ill still use it though, (probably as a bootable USB)
If you want every friggin program already installed, and you want to be using Ubuntu, try out artistx (artistx.org), theyll probs have a new release soon, but anyway Artistx is quite good as it has about 2000 pieces of software preinstalled, everything is ready to go, and above all that, its live as well!
my 2 cents worth...

Mint has some unique tools besides the codecs....and no, restricted extras is not enough to get you to where Mint is at. You have to hunt down medibuntu and manually add other repositories because the restricted extras dont even include everything you need....Mint has a better look, a better menu and is more space efficient....the biggest criticism of Gnome is the double panel, while Mint has a more KDE like menu with the efficiency and functionality of Gnome.

Mint has a better software manager. Mint also has a better update manager. There are also some hidden tweaks which make Mint perform better than Ubuntu, because its not geared for servers.