Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by dzejkej » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 3:06 PM UTC

Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released
blog.linuxmint.com

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by niels_olson » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:26 PM UTC

Just installed Linux Mint Debian Edition. I'm conflicted. It seems nice, but a number of things don't work, the biggest being the nvidia drivers. Turned a bunch of old stuff into a standing dual-screen multimedia center in the garage, so plenty of room for fun and education, not sure I'd switch to it full time.

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by scriptproof » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:45 PM UTC

I am not convinced by their "Fresh Upgrade" that looks like a fresh install! Ideally we should be able to upgrade automatically like Chrome or Windows or Wordpress. The future of Linux is here.

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by acabal » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:48 PM UTC

The Mint team deserves big kudos for striving to maintain a Gnome-panel-like desktop experience. IMO both Gnome-shell and Unity are arrogant usability nightmares; thankfully the Mint team is still keeping traditional usability alive in the Gnome environment.

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by akarambir » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:49 PM UTC

installed Mint 12(lisa) on a virtual machine but some things are missing. I've been thinking of abandoning Ubuntu for Mint. Will wait for some more time.

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by moondowner » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:50 PM UTC

This may be the first time I'd want to try a non-KDE desktop. Excellent job Mint team!

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by moondowner » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:51 PM UTC

akarambir wrote: post #5

installed Mint 12(lisa) on a virtual machine but some things are missing. I've been thinking of abandoning Ubuntu for Mint. Will wait for some more time.

Which may be these 'some things'?

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by ilaksh » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:51 PM UTC

They made DuckDuckGo a partner. I think that means they will have at least little bit of money.

I also think this could be a pretty big blow to Google because I just tried DuckDuckGo and it is working really well. I think I am going to try to switch over. Giant companies like Google make me uncomfortable.

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by dchest » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 4:56 PM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #8

They made DuckDuckGo a partner. I think that means they will have at least little bit of money. I also think this could be a pretty big blow to Google because I just tried DuckDuckGo and it is working really well. I think I am going to try to switch over. Giant companies like Google make me uncomfortable.

Be careful with letting others control what you do on the Web.

Our goal is to give users a good search experience while funding ourselves by receiving a share of this income. Search engines who do not share the income generated by our users, are removed from Linux Mint and might get their ads blocked.

...

It won’t only be down to donations and sponsorships anymore, your activity on the web, every search query you make and product you buy will help fund our project.

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1851

Re: Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” released

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Post by methane » Sat, Nov 26, 2011, 5:03 PM UTC

Is it better than Ubuntu? Can I have a few workspaces? I think to leave Ubuntu as it became slow for me and Unity is really not cool at all. What do you think?

P.S. Can I transfer all my files from Ubuntu to Mint easily?