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Linux Minty Fresh

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2007

“Linux Mint is the prettiest incarnation of the Ubuntu family,
yet it doesn’t seems to get the same attention as its *buntu
parents. I’ve been wanting to be able to use Mint since my first
little test run of a beta of 2.2, but at that time wireless support
shattered those plans. So, when 2.2 was released in a KDE flavor, I
just had to test it again.

“I tested an earlier 2.2 about the same time eco2geek, a
tuxmachines regular and contributor best known for his Knoppix on
USB howto, posted his review of the beta. At that time I was a bit
impressed with some elements of Mint, but the lack of wireless
support was a show stopper for me…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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