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Linux Mint 13 (Maya) Has Arrived

Posted by Soulskill on from the fresh-mint dept.

New submitter OceanMan7 writes "Linux Mint 13 (Maya) has just been released. DVDs come in four flavors — MATE (with and without codecs) and Cinnamon (with and without codecs) — in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The codec-free versions comply with U.S. and Japanese IP regulations. MATE 1.2 is Linux Mint's community-powered extension of Gnome 2. Cinnamon 1.4 is built upon Gnome 3, but has a more traditional look and feel. As with Ubuntu 12.04, upon which Linux Mint draws, all editions come with Long-term support (LTS) until April, 2017. The release notes provide a list of changes.

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  1. 360 degrees of obsolescence by ourlovecanlastforeve · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mint has now come full circle: It was originally rolled up when Ubuntu stopped distributing codecs, now it has a codec free version. In other words, it's a distro based on a distro based on a distro that no longer has a purpose. Contribute upstream.

  2. Re:Is it a good alternative to Ubuntu for a novice by Skarecrow77 · · Score: 4, Informative

    you'd think so, but it's pretty hard to dismiss the problem as somehow being cause by me when:
    A. I list the exact workflow, and at no time am I doing anything out of the ordinary
    B. The bugs are confirmed in offical tracker logs.

    That's the thing that gets me. I'm listing known and documented problems with the operating systems, and I'm getting downmodded like I'm making shit up.

    Also, I'm curious to know which headaches you're running into with Windows 7, because I can't think of any offhand. XP? sure. Vista? Of course. 7? nothing comes to mind.