| Update sweetens Ubuntu-based Linux Mint |
Dec. 20, 2006
The project team for Linux Mint, one of the first "customized" Ubuntu distributions, this week released its 2.1 version, featuring a 2.6.17 kernel, the GNOME desktop environment, and an expanded set of browser plugins and multimedia tools.
Linux Mint's goal, the Ireland-based team said, is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java, and other components. However, being based on Ubuntu code, Linux Mint remains compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
Here is a list of the key improvements from version 2.0, according to the team:- OpenOffice.org 2.1 office suite
- mintDesktop, which adds quick access to the computer, home places and terminal
- ability to delete files directly without sending them to the trash
- Beagle search
- Tomboy notes
- mintWifi, which enables configuration of a wireless card without an Internet connection
- tutorials to install and configure WiFi cards
- a new collection of WiFi drivers to support about 40 different wireless card models
- RealPlayer was replaced with MPlayer plugins with support for Quicktime, AVI, MPG and other web content
- Flash plugin was upgraded to version 9 Beta 2
Linux Mint 2.1 comes with the following plug-ins: - Macromedia Flash 9 beta
- Sun Java 1.5 Update 9
- RealPlayer 10
Standard features bundled in Linux Mint 2.1, as listed by the team, include:- GAIM 2.0.0beta3 messenging client
- Firefox 2.0 browser
- Evolution 2.8.1 integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring
- GIMP 2.2.13 graphics editor
- amaroK 1.4.4
You can obtain the 695 MB CD iso for i386 machines from the general download site, or directly from the FTP site here (link to iso file).
Screen shots can be viewed here.
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