Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an operating system for personal computers, based on Ubuntu, with integrated media codecs. Mint also has design differences from Ubuntu, including:

* A distinct user interface, including the custom Mint menu.
* The Mint Tools, a collection of system tools designed to make system management and administration easier for end users.
* As of Linux Mint 6 'Felicia', a Windows installer is included as one of the installation methods, called mint4win, a rebranded version of Wubi. It is activated when the CD is inserted into a computer under Windows, providing AutoRun is enabled. However, in Linux Mint 8 'Helena' this feature was no longer available, due to incompatibility with GRUB 2, which was first used in that release.

Linux Mint is available for download in the form of ISO images, which can be used to create Live CDs or Live USBs.

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