Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon - The ultimate Windows 7 replacement | Linux Today

Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon – The ultimate Windows 7 replacement

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Gary Newell
Jul 19, 2014

There is nothing revolutionary about Linux Mint. It sits firmly in the camp of “things were and are working just fine so lets not change them”. So what makes Linux Mint the most popular Linux distribution?

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Gary Newell

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