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“Hot on the heels of Ubuntu 10.10, the Linux Mint
project announced the release of Mint 10 code-named Julia. Dmitri
Popov takes a look at what the new version of this polished and
user friendly Linux distro has to offer“Linux Mint 10
“Pros: Improved MintMenu launcher, beautiful new theme and icon
set“Cons: Rather conservative selection of bundled software, no new
features to speak of“For those who follow the news from the world of Linux
distributions, Linux Mint needs no introduction. This distro
started its life as a Ubuntu derivative, but over the years it
became a Linux distribution in its own right. The latest release of
Linux Mint, code-named Julia, continues the tradition of
transforming the Ubuntu base into a visually pleasing distro full
of useful tweaks and features. So what does the freshly-baked Linux
Mint 10 has to offer? Let’s find out…“Linux Mint sports only a slightly modified Ubuntu installer, so
installing the distro is a rather straightforward affair. We were
impressed by how fast the installer did its job: on our test
machine with an SSD, installing the CD version of the distro from a
USB stick took about 10 minutes. Since Linux Mint is based on
Ubuntu, it wasn’t a big a surprise to discover that all hardware
components have been detected and configured without a hitch.”