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Sibling Rivalry: Linux Mint 11 vs. Ubuntu 11.04

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 17, 2011

[ Thanks to LT for
this link. ]

“Lately, we’ve been covering a lot about Ubuntu 11.04 Natty
Narwhal, Fedora 15, and Linux in general. However, we haven’t
really talked about another popular distribution that has been
around for quite a while. The distro is called Linux Mint and it
currently holds the second spot on Distrowatch.

“Though the popularity of Ubuntu amongst the Linux-curious crowd
is immense, Mint has quietly found itself a spot in the hearts of
many new users. This gradual rise in the popularity of Mint makes
it a distro that simply cannot be ignored anymore. So, let’s
compare Linux Mint 11
‘Katya’ with our very own
Natty and see how it holds out. “

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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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