MeX Linux Distro Is Now Based on Linux Mint 17.2, Ubuntu 15.04, and Debian 8 | Linux Today

MeX Linux Distro Is Now Based on Linux Mint 17.2, Ubuntu 15.04, and Debian 8

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Marius Nestor
Jul 16, 2015

The new MeX Linux release is based on Linux Mint 17.2 (Rafaela), which is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr), but it also includes elements from the Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) and Debian GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie) operating systems. Build 150714 of MeX Linux is built around the highly customized Cinnamon 2.6.13 desktop environment.

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Marius Nestor

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