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Linux Mint Is The New Ubuntu

Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, proudly announced on his blog that the upcoming Linux Mint 12 operating system will feature a new desktop interface built on top of the GNOME 3 desktop environment.Linux Mint 12 (Lisa) will be the first Linux Mint distribution with the GNOME 3 desktop environment. B...

7 November 2011
15:01 GMT

Linux Mint 12 Will Be Launched in November

Linux Mint 12, a Linux distribution that is designed to work on most modern systems, will see the light on day sometime in November. Linux Mint will have GNOME 3 for the first time, after so many releases with th GNOME 2 desktop environment.Apparently, when Linux Mint 11 was launched, it was to early to implement GNO...

18 October 2011
05:14 GMT

Linux Mint Debian Edition 201109 with Gnome and Xfce Is Here

Linux Mint has announced the release of its latest update to the "Debian Edition" of the popular and user friendly Linux distro. Linux Mint Debian Edition 201109 is now available in both Gnome and Xfce flavors.ISOs for both desktop environments are available, if you want to give the Debian version of Linux Mint a try...

17 September 2011
05:55 GMT

Linux Mint Debian 201108 RC Is Here, with Gnome and Xfce Versions

The latest update to the Debian edition of Linux Mint has arrived. The team has now published release candidate ISOs for what is called Linux Mint Debian 201108, for both the Gnome and the Xfce edition, the only two officially supported."The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201108 RC with updated ISOs fo...

19 August 2011
09:27 GMT

Linux Mint 11 LXDE Brings a New Software Manager and Desktop Settings Tool

The LXDE flavor of Linux Mint 11 is finally here. Three months after the main Linux Mint 11 was released, the LXDE version is ready for wide release. The latest update brings several enhanced features, a revamped Software Manager and Update Manager, as well as newer packages and under-the-hood improvements.Linux Mint...

17 August 2011
11:17 GMT

Linux Mint 11 LXDE Reaches Release Candidate Stage

A month after the initial Linux Mint 11 release, the LXDE flavor is getting ready for launch as well. The release candidate for Linux Mint 11 LXDE is now available for download and brings all of the new features from Linux Mint 11 along with customizations and tweaks specific to the LXDE environment. "The team is pro...

28 June 2011
15:11 GMT

Linux Mint Xfce 201104 Has Been Officially Released

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project have announced a few minutes ago the final and stable release of Linux Mint Xfce 201104, a distro which is build on top of a Debian Testing package base and uses the same repositories as LMDE. Linux Mint Xfce 201104 comes with a series of improvements o...

6 April 2011
08:17 GMT

Goodbye Linux Mint 8

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project announced a few minutes ago on their official blog that Linux Mint 8 (Helena) operating system will reach end-of-life on April 29th, 2011.Announced almost 18 months ago and dubbed Helena, the Linux Mint 8 operating system was based on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmi...

4 April 2011
12:21 GMT

Linux Mint 10 LXDE Has Been Released

The LXDE flavor of Linux Mint 10 has been released. Based on the already quite popular Linux Mint 10, the latest addition caters to fans wanting a light desktop built on top of Ubuntu with the usual Mint magic sprinkled.Linux Mint 10 'Julia' LXDE comes with many of the improvements from the regular release ...

16 March 2011
12:20 GMT

Linux Mint 11 Will Be Based on Ubuntu 11.04

Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, announced a couple of minutes ago, February 22nd, the name for the next version of the popular Linux Mint operating system, which will be released on May 2011.Dubbed Katya, Linux Mint 11 will be based on the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system fro...

22 February 2011
05:50 GMT

Linux Mint Debian 201012 Is Based on Linux Mint 10

The recently introduced Linux Mint Debian edition has gotten its first update which brings the ISOs on par with the latest Linux Mint 10 release. While existing users should have already gotten the updates, the Debian edition is a rolling release with a constant stream of package and feature updates, Linux Mint Debia...

27 December 2010
06:59 GMT

Linux Mint 10 Officially Released

Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, announced a few minutes ago, November 12th, the immediate availability for download of the final and stable release of the Linux Mint 10 operating system. Dubbed Julia, Linux Mint 10 is based on the recently released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system...

12 November 2010
06:37 GMT

Linux Mint Releases Debian Edition

The Linux Mint team has been particularly active in recent months. Having released a Linux Mint 9 version for every popular desktop environment out there, and then some, the team has now released a Linux Mint flavour based entirely on Debian."Today is very important for Linux Mint. It’s one day to remember in t...

7 September 2010
09:14 GMT

Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox Released

The Linux Mint team has released Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox, the last of the official versions for this release cycle. Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox comes with all of the updates and new features in Linux Mint 9 built around the Fluxbox windows manager."Based on Lubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux 2.6.32, Fluxbox 1.1.2 and Xorg 7.6, t...

6 September 2010
20:01 GMT

Linux Mint 9 Xfce Final Released

The Linux Mint team has gotten another flavor of its latest release out the door. Linux Mint 9 Xfce is now deemed ready for a wider audience and has shed the 'release candidate' label. New features include a new software manager and backup tool, common to all Linux Mint 9 releases, but also specific changes...

24 August 2010
09:26 GMT

Linux Mint 9 Xfce RC Is Here

The Linux Mint team is getting ready to complete the latest batch of releases. The standard Gnome-based Linux Mint 9 was released about two months ago and the LXDE version was made available recently. The Xfce version is not quite ready but the team has put out a Linux Mint 9 Xfce release candidate. Besides the new f...

21 July 2010
16:11 GMT

Linux Mint 9 LXDE Released

The Linux Mint team has been refreshing all of its releases for the past couple of months and has now revealed Linux Mint 9 LXDE. Based on the lightweight LXDE desktop environment, it tries to get as close as possible to the main release and includes some of the main new features of Linux Mint 9, the revamped Softwar...

19 July 2010
03:27 GMT

Linux Mint 9 KDE RC Comes with KDE 4.4.4

The KDE favor of the popular Linux Mint 9 is almost ready for a larger audience as the first release candidate has been made available. Linux Mint 9 KDE RC still has some known issues, but is overall usable and stable enough for most people. Linux Mint 9 KDE is based on the latest Kubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx&rdqu...

28 June 2010
21:41 GMT

Linux Mint 9 Has Arrived, Download Now

None other than Clement Lefebvre announced a few minutes ago the next major version of the Linux Mint operating system. Dubbed Isadora, Linux Mint 9 is available right now for download (see link at the end of the article), it's distributed for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, as a Live CD or a Live DVD (wit...

18 May 2010
08:11 GMT

Linux Mint 8 Xfce and LXDE Editions Released

Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint community are once again proud to announce the immediate availability of the final versions for the Linux Mint 8 Xfce Community Edition and Linux Mint 8 LXDE Community Edition operating systems. Being based on the main Helena release, the new editions are powered by Linux kernel 2....

1 April 2010
04:45 GMT

Announcing Linux Mint 8 RC1 LXDE Edition

After the announcements of KDE, KDE64 and Fluxbox editions of the current Linux Mint 8 (Helena) operating system, Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint community are once again proud to present today the first release candidate of the upcoming Linux Mint 8 LXDE Community Edition. Being powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, t...

16 March 2010
04:45 GMT

Linux Mint 8 RC1 KDE Edition Arrives

Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint community are proud to present today (January 21st) the first release candidate of the upcoming Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition operating system. Powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31 and built on top of the KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4, Linux Mint 8 KDE RC1 comes with many improveme...

21 January 2010
09:35 GMT

Download Linux Mint 8 for 64-Bit Platforms

After the release of Linux Mint 8 back in November, Clement Lefebvre and the developers behind the Linux Mint community announced last evening (December 14th) the immediate availability for download of the 64-bit edition of Linux Mint 8. This version is exactly like the main edition of Linux Mint 8 but compiled for 6...

15 December 2009
06:01 GMT

Linux Mint 8 Released

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the final version of Linux Mint 8 has been released a few minutes ago by Clement Lefebvre and the wonderful Linux Mint community. Dubbed Helena, the new Linux Mint 8 operating system is based on the recently released Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.31, X.org 7....

28 November 2009
12:09 GMT

Linux Mint 8 RC1 Is Based on Ubuntu 9.10

Clement Lefebvre, the father of the Linux Mint project, proudly announced earlier today (November 13th) on their official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of the upcoming Linux Mint 8 (codename Helena) operating system. Linux Mint 8 will be based on the newly released Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic...

13 November 2009
07:14 GMT

Linux Mint 7 'Gloria' Now with XFCE 4.6.0

Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of the Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" XFCE edition, a community-maintained modification of the standard Linux Mint distribution that uses the XFCE desktop environment by default. There are a lot of changes in this new version, and, among the base packages, you will find the Linux 2.6...

14 September 2009
04:43 GMT

Linux Mint 7 KDE Edition Arrives

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced a few minutes ago on their official blog the immediate availability of the final release of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) KDE Community Edition operating system. Being based on the Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) distribution, Linux Mint 7 KDE ...

3 August 2009
10:41 GMT

First Release Candidate of Linux Mint 7 KDE Edition Arrives

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced last night on the official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) KDE Community Edition operating system. This first RC is based on the popular Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) distributio...

6 July 2009
03:54 GMT

Linux Mint 7 x64 Released

Linux Mint 7 (codename Gloria) was released last month and it has been a resounding success. Though initially it supported only 32-bit architectures, we are now happy to announce that Clement Lefebvre released, a few minutes ago, the x64 version of Linux Mint 7. As expected, it has the same Ubuntu 9.04 base and the...

24 June 2009
08:58 GMT

Linux Mint 7 Is Based on Ubuntu 9.04

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced last night on their official blog the immediate availability of the final release of the Linux Mint 7 (codename Gloria) operating system. Linux Mint 7 is based on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.28,...

27 May 2009
02:08 GMT

First Look: Linux Mint 7 RC1

In my previous First Look, I expressed my slight disappointment with the KDE version of Linux Mint and concluded that I would rather stick with its main, GNOME desktop environment edition. That was version 6, also known as Felicia, a great release from the wonderful Linux Mint Team. I was delighted today when I saw t...

6 May 2009
16:11 GMT

Linux Mint 7 Release Candidate Is Here

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced last night on the official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) operating system. This first RC is based on the recently released Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and it is powered by Li...

6 May 2009
08:55 GMT

First Look: Linux Mint 6 KDE

Linux Mint is one of those distributions that have always been dear to me. With truly dedicated developers and a strong, faithful community, Mint reached, in only a few years, a very high level of popularity. Being based on Ubuntu, Linux Mint complements it by providing an elegant look as well as a full, out-of-the-b...

9 April 2009
10:40 GMT

Linux Mint 6 KDE Edition Has KDE 4.2.2

One day after the announcement for Linux Mint 6 Fluxbox CE, Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project announced last evening the immediate availability of the final release of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) KDE Community Edition: "On behalf of the team I am thrilled to announce the release of Linux Min...

9 April 2009
03:19 GMT

Linux Mint 6 Fluxbox Is Here

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project announced last night on the official blog the immediate availability of the final release of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) Fluxbox Community Edition. Being based on Xubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), this version is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.27, X.Org 7.4 and Flu...

8 April 2009
03:35 GMT

Finally, Linux Mint 6 with KDE 4.2

One day after the announcement for Linux Mint 6 Fluxbox CE RC1, Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project announced today the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) KDE Community Edition: "I think I can speak for the team when I say we’re all reall...

4 March 2009
06:36 GMT

Linux Mint 6 Fluxbox Release Candidate Is Out

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project announced last night on the official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) Fluxbox Community Edition. This first RC is based on Xubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.27, X.O...

3 March 2009
11:01 GMT

Just Released: Linux Mint 6 XFCE CE

Clement Lefebvre, lead developer for Linux Mint, announced today the release of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia) XFCE Community Edition. Based on Xubuntu 8.10, this new version brings a brand new, much improved, Software Manager, XFCE 4.4.2, Linux kernel 2.6.27 and a lot of bug fixes and performance improvements. The new Sof...

24 February 2009
13:01 GMT

Linux Mint 6 x64 Released

Clement Lefebvre announced a few minutes ago, on the Linux Mint blog, the immediate availability of the final version of Linux Mint 6 x64 Edition. This edition is based on the main edition (read: 32-bit edition) of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), only that it is addressed to 64-bit users (for Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 ...

6 February 2009
12:42 GMT

Linux Mint 6 x64 RC1 Released

Clement Lefebvre announced a few hours ago, on the Linux Mint blog, the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 6 x64 Edition. This edition is based (and the same) on the main edition of Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), only that it is addressed to 64-bit users (Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo,...

10 January 2009
02:48 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 17

Welcome to our 17th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly! Here’s what you can read about in this edition: The first maintenance release of PC-BSD 7.0 (Fibonacci Edition) brings a 64-bit variant; Canonical opens up the ShipIt service so you can order CDs with Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), free of charge; the Linux ...

27 October 2008
04:01 GMT

The Fluxbox Edition of Linux Mint 5 Is Out

The day before yesterday, Shane Joe Lazar (developer of the Linux Mint Fluxbox Edition) announced the final version of his Linux Mint 5 flavor, for Fluxbox fans! Linux Mint 5 Fluxbox Edition is based on the Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and it is also compatible with its software repositories. The final version comes wit...

23 October 2008
05:16 GMT

The 64-bit Edition of Linux Mint 5 Is Now Available

After more than four months of development, Clement Lefebvre proudly announced the day before yesterday, on his blog, the immediate availability of the Linux Mint 5 x64 Edition, for 64-bit processors. Linux Mint 5 (32-bit edition) was officially released this year on June 9th. Dubbed Elyssa, it's based on Daryna...

20 October 2008
06:31 GMT

End of Life for Linux Mint 3.0 and 3.1

Today, we have sad news for existing Linux Mint 3.0 and Linux Mint 3.1 (GNOME, KDE and Xfce editions) users, as starting October 19th, these operating systems will no longer be supported, and the users will not receive security/critical fixes and software updates anymore. Cassandra and Celena were based on Ubuntu 7.0...

15 October 2008
09:49 GMT

Linux Mint 5 KDE Edition Comes Without Upgrade Notes

The Linux Mint Team has yet another highly anticipated release for us, and, this time, it’s the final version of Linux Mint 5 KDE Edition. Although very close to another important Mint release (just yesterday, we mentioned the availability of the first RC for the Fluxbox Edition), this version has great potenti...

16 September 2008
03:46 GMT

First Release Candidate of Linux Mint Fluxbox 5 Arrives

The first release candidate for Linux Mint 5 (codename Elyssa) Fluxbox CE was released a few days ago, announcing the distribution's emphasis on a fully functional and yet lightweight desktop. This version brings some nice new features such as mint-mfm (which auto-updates the Fluxbox menu) and various custom act...

15 September 2008
10:09 GMT

Linux Mint 5 XFCE Edition Is Out

Today is a happy day for Linux Mint fans as the developers of one of the most popular Linux distributions decided to please us with yet another release. I am speaking about Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE, which introduces various improvements in performance,  appearance and desktop configuration.Some of the tools have...

8 September 2008
12:10 GMT

First Release Candidate of Linux Mint 5.0 KDE Edition

The first release candidate of Linux Mint 5.0 KDE Edition was announced earlier today by Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint Community. This version comes with updated packages and an upgraded kernel to be in sync with Ubuntu 8.04.1. However, be aware that this is not based on KDE 4, it's KDE 3.5.9!Linux Mint 5....

7 August 2008
02:34 GMT

Linux Mint 5.0 RC2 Brings You Firefox 3.0 RC1 and Flash 10

The second build of the upcoming Linux Mint 5.0, codename Elyssa, was announced last evening by Clement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint Team. Dubbed Linux Mint 5.0 RC2, this version is based on Daryna (Linux Mint 4.0) and is compatible with Ubuntu 8.04 and its repositories. So guess what? Linux Mint 5.0 RC2 brings you th...

27 May 2008
02:08 GMT

First Beta Release of Linux Mint 5.0 Is Here

The first Beta Release of Linux Mint 5.0, codename Elyssa, was launched. The distro is based on Daryna and is compatible with Ubuntu 8.04 and its repositories.Elyssa comes with an improved mintMenu, which makes the process of removing applications much easier. From now on, you will only have to right-click on an appl...

12 May 2008
09:40 GMT


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