Fresh Version of Linux Mint Offers Tweaks and Updates

“When last we looked at Linux Mint we gave it high marks on the
user-friendly scale for administration and productivity
applications. The latest release takes the distro to new heights of
the same with a few new added touches to boot. Linux Mint 8
(Helena) is based on Ubuntu 9.10 and delivers all the basic
capabilities you would expect in an Ubuntu distribution.

“Downloading the Main Edition actually gets you 2.5 GB of data
but comes in a 705 MB ISO file. Two additional download options
include the Universal Edition which is free of proprietary
software, patented technologies and support for restricted formats
and the x64 Edition. There is a note on the Mint download page that
the 32-bit Main Edition is usually more stable and also works on
64-bit processors.

“For older PCs you might want to give the Fluxbox Community
Edition a try. As of this writing it’s still listed as a release
candidate, so you’ll have to check back later for the final
version. This version is targeted at older PCs with minimal CPU,
graphics and memory–definitely worth a look if you have an old PC
lying around. If you want to give Mint a whirl as a program from
Windows, there’s mint4win, although there does seem to be some
chatter in the Mint forums about compatibility issues with the
current release and Wubi due to the use of Grub2.”

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