Changes: Linux Mint

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Linux Mint
File:Mint9.jpg
Founded:	27 August 2006 (edit)
Version:	17.3 (Rosa) (edit)
Release Date:	June 30, 2015 (edit)
Next Release:	Linux Mint 18 (edit)
Platform(s):	i386, AMD64 (edit)
Packaging:	DEB (edit)
Interface(s):	Cinnamon (Main) GNOME (Secondary), KDE, LXDE, XFCE, Fluxbox, MATE (Newest) (edit)
Derivative of:	Ubuntu (edit)
Home Page:	http://www.linuxmint.com/ (edit)

Linux Mint is based off Ubuntu. Linux Mint (LM for short, or just plain Mint) comes with software that allows you to easily install ATI and nVidia graphics card drivers. The current release comes with the Window Manager Compiz so you do not have to spend time installing it.

Release Cycle

Mint's release cycle loosely follows Ubuntu's release schedule but without any strict release dates. In the end this results in a 'more polished' release of something that was only pretty good to begin with.

The GNOME release is what comes out first, followed by x86_64 GNOME and then KDE, followed by the x86_64 KDE release. Efforts are being made to sync all Community editions such as XFCE, LXDE and Fluxbox so they are released more closely together. There has even been talk about un-branding the non-GNOME releases from their 'CE' (Community Edition) tag altogether, making them all official Linux Mint releases. Currently though, the KDE, XFCE, LXDE and Fluxbox editions are still community editions and release later than the official release.

Mint Software

The Mint developers offer more than just a re-release of a refined Ubuntu, they also develop a few user-friendly applications to accompany their releases which help add to the flavor of the distro.

Main Menu (formerly MintMenu)

Mint menu is a complete menu system which is intended to replace the most commonly used GNOME menu and GNOME custom menus. It is loosely based on something like kickstart for KDE, sporting a super-fast search function and has maturing customization features.

Backup Tool (formerly MintBackup)

Another matured piece of software which simplifies backup tasks. There is now support for file compression and incremental backups along with a completely new interface which also makes restoring easier too.

Update Manager

Update manager is a utility to assist in software upgrades. It takes a different approach to upgrading than Ubuntu. Each new upgrade is graded from 1 to 5. 1 being a very safe and tested upgrade and 5 being a very untested and possibly unstable upgrade. By default, the Mint update manager will only show (offer) upgrades graded from 1 to 3. This is an option which can be modified however, allowing the user to perform all upgrades. As a result of this 'safety feature', the 'Mark All Upgrades' option has been removed from Synaptic.

Domain Blocker (formerly MintNanny)

Is a parental tool used to block unwanted sites from being accessed by a user on the computer. Although something like this could be handled by a firewall, it is much more intuitive and easy to use for average people who want nothing to do with iptables and what not.

Upload Manager (formerly MintUpload)

Lets you define upload services for FTP, SFTP and SCP servers. Services are then available in the system tray and provide zones where you can drag and drop files for them to be automatically uploaded to their corresponding destinations.

Desktop Settings

A desktop configuration tool for easy configuration of the Gnome desktop.

Release History

Legend
	Future release
	In development
	Current release
	Old release; still supported
	Old release; not supported

Version	Code Name	Desktops	LTS	Ubuntu Base	End of Life	Platforms
9	TBA	GNOME	No	10.10 Maverick	TBA	x86, amd64
9	TBA	KDE	No	10.10 Maverick	TBA	x86, amd64
9	TBA	XFCE	No	10.10 Maverick	TBA	x86
9	TBA	LXDE	No	10.10 Maverick	TBA	x86
9	TBA	Fluxbox	No	10.10 Maverick	TBA	x86
9	Isadora	GNOME	Yes	10.04 Lucid	April 2013	x86, amd64
9	Isadora	KDE	Yes	10.04 Lucid	April 2013	x86, amd64
9	Isadora	XFCE	Yes	10.04 Lucid	April 2013	x86
9	Isadora	LXDE	Yes	10.04 Lucid	April 2013	x86
9	Isadora	Fluxbox	Yes	10.04 Lucid	April 2013	x86
8	Helena	GNOME	No	9.10 Karmic	April 2011	x86, amd64
8	Helena	KDE	No	9.10 Karmic	April 2011	x86, amd64
8	Helena	XFCE	No	9.10 Karmic	April 2011	x86
8	Helena	LXDE	No	9.10 Karmic	April 2011	x86
8	Helena	Fluxbox	No	9.10 Karmic	April 2011	x86
7	Gloria	GNOME	No	9.04 Jaunty	October 2010	x86, amd64
7	Gloria	KDE	No	9.04 Jaunty	October 2010	x86
7	Gloria	XFCE	No	9.04 Jaunty	October 2010	x86
6	Felicia	GNOME	No	8.10 Intrepid	April 2010	x86, amd64
6	Felicia	KDE	No	8.10 Intrepid	April 2010	x86
6	Felicia	XFCE	No	8.10 Intrepid	April 2010	x86
6	Felicia	Fluxbox	No	8.10 Intrepid	April 2010	x86
5	Elyssa	GNOME	No	8.04 Hardy	April 2011	x86, amd64
5	Elyssa	KDE	No	8.04 Hardy	April 2011	x86
5	Elyssa	XFCE	No	8.04 Hardy	April 2011	x86
5	Elyssa	Fluxbox	No	8.04 Hardy	April 2011	x86
4	Daryna	GNOME	No	7.10 Gutsy	April 2009	x86
4	Daryna	KDE	No	7.10 Gutsy	April 2009	x86
4β	Daryna	XFCE	No	7.10 Gutsy	April 2009	x86
4β	Daryna	Fluxbox	No	7.10 Gutsy	April 2009	x86
4β	Debian	GNOME	No	7.10 Gutsy	April 2009	x86
3.1	Celena	GNOME	No	7.04 Feisty	October 2008	x86
3.0	Cassandra	GNOME	No	7.04 Feisty	October 2008	x86
3.0	Cassandra	KDE	No	7.04 Feisty	October 2008	x86
3.0	Cassandra	XFCE	No	7.04 Feisty	October 2008	x86
2.2	Bianca	GNOME	No	6.10 Edgy	April 2008	x86
2.2	Bianca	KDE	No	6.10 Edgy	April 2008	x86
2.1	Bea	GNOME	No	6.10 Edgy	April 2008	x86
2.0	Barbara	GNOME	No	6.10 Edgy	April 2008	x86
1.0β	Ada	KDE	No	6.10 Dapper	April 2008	x86

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 A desktop configuration tool for easy configuration of the Gnome desktop.
-== Recent Releases ==
+== Release History ==
-{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=1
 !colspan="2"|Legend
 |-
-| style="background-color:indianred;" | Red
+|align="center" style="background-color:orchid;" | &nbsp;
-| Old release; not supported
+| Future release
 |-
-| style="background-color:yellow;" | Yellow
+|align="center" style="background-color:lightblue;" | &nbsp;
+| In development
-| Old release; still supported
 |-
-| style="background-color:lightgreen;" | Green
+|align="center" style="background-color:lightgreen;" | &nbsp;
 | Current release
 |-
-| style="background-color:lightblue;" | Blue
+|align="center" style="background-color:yellow;" | &nbsp;
+| Old release; still supported
-| In development
 |-
-| style="background-color:orchid;" | Purple
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;" | &nbsp;
-| Future release
+| Old release; not supported
 |}
-{|cellpadding=4 cellspacing=1 class="wikitable"
+{|cellpadding=4 cellspacing=1 class="sortable wikitable"
 !Version!!Code Name!!Desktops!!LTS!!Ubuntu Base!!End of Life!!Platforms
 |-
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 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|4||Daryna||GNOME||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|4||Daryna||GNOME||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|4||Daryna||KDE||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|4||Daryna||KDE||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|4&beta;||Daryna||XFCE||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|4&beta;||Daryna||XFCE||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|4&beta;||Daryna||Fluxbox||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|4&beta;||Daryna||Fluxbox||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|4&beta;||Debian||GNOME||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|4&beta;||Debian||GNOME||No||7.10 Gutsy||April 2009||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|3.1||Celena||GNOME||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|3.1||Celena||GNOME||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|3.0||Cassandra||GNOME||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|3.0||Cassandra||GNOME||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|3.0||Cassandra||KDE||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|3.0||Cassandra||KDE||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|3.0||Cassandra||XFCE||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|3.0||Cassandra||XFCE||No||7.04 Feisty||October 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|2.2||Bianca||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|2.2||Bianca||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|2.2||Bianca||KDE||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|2.2||Bianca||KDE||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|2.1||Bea||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|2.1||Bea||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|2.0||Barbara||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|2.0||Barbara||GNOME||No||6.10 Edgy||April 2008||x86
 |-
-|align="center" style="background-color:indianred;"|1.0&beta;||Ada||KDE||No||6.10 Dapper||April 2008||x86
+|align="center" style="background-color:red;"|1.0&beta;||Ada||KDE||No||6.10 Dapper||April 2008||x86
-|}
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Version
-! Codename
-! Edition
-! Window Manager
-! Code Base
-! APT Base
-! Release Date
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 1.0 || '''Ada''' || Main || KDE || Kubuntu Dapper || Dapper || Aug 27, 2006
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 2.0 || '''Barbara''' || Main || GNOME || Ubuntu Edgy || Edgy ||Nov 13, 2006
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 2.1 || '''Bea''' || Main || GNOME || Ubuntu Edgy || Edgy || Dec 20, 2006
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 2.2 ||'''Bianca''' || Main || GNOME || Ubuntu Edgy || Edgy || Feb 20, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 2.2 ||'''Bianca''' || Light || GNOME || Ubuntu Edgy || Edgy || Mar 29, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 2.2 ||'''Bianca''' || KDE CE || KDE || Kubuntu Edgy || Edgy || April 20, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.0 ||'''Cassandra''' || Main || GNOME || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || May 30, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.0 ||'''Cassandra''' || Light|| GNOME || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || Jun 15, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.0 ||'''Cassandra''' || Xfce CE || Xfce || Cassandra 3.0 || Feisty || Aug 7, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.0 ||'''Cassandra''' || KDE CE || KDE || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || Aug 14, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.0 ||'''Cassandra''' || MiniKDE CE || KDE || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || Aug 14, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.1 ||'''Celena''' || Main || GNOME || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || Sep 24, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 3.1 ||'''Celena''' || Light|| GNOME || Bianca 2.2 || Feisty || OCt 1, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 4.0 ||'''Daryna''' || Main || GNOME || Celena 3.1 || Gutsy || Oct 15, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 4.0 ||'''Daryna''' || Light|| GNOME || Celena 3.1 || Gutsy || Oct 15, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 4.0 ||'''Daryna''' || KDE CE|| KDE || Cassandra 3.0 || Gutsy || Mar 3, 2008
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 4.0 ||'''Daryna BETA 008''' || Xfce CE || Xfce|| Cassandra 3.0  || Gutsy || Nov 2, 2007
-|-
-|style="background-color:#fa8072;"| 4.0 ||'''Daryna BETA 028''' || Fluxbox CE || Fluxbox || Daryna 4.0 || Gutsy || Jan 3, 2008
-|-
-|style="background-color:#D6B4F1;"| test release ||'''Debian ALPHA 023''' || Debian || GNOME || Debian 4.0 || Etch || Jan 3, 2008
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 5.0 ||'''Elyssa''' || Main || GNOME || Daryna 4.0 || Hardy || May 2008[http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=149]
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 5.0 ||'''Elyssa''' || KDE CE || KDE || Daryna 4.0 || Hardy || [[TBD]]
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 5.0 ||'''Elyssa''' || XFCE CE || Xfce|| Daryna 4.0 || Hardy || [[TBD]]
-|-
-|style="background-color:#A0E75A;"| 6.0 ||'''Felicia''' || XFCE CE || Xfce || Intrepid || Intrepid ||
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 7.0 ||'''Gloria''' || Main || GNOME || Jaunty || Jaunty ||
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 7.0 ||'''Gloria''' || KDE CE || KDE || Jaunty || Jaunty ||
-|-
-|style="background-color:#f0e68c;"| 8.0 ||'''Helena''' || KDE CE || KDE || Jaunty || Jaunty ||
 |}
-==Editions==
-* [[GNOME]]
-* [[KDE]]
-* [[LXDE]]
-* [[XFCE]]
-* [[Fluxbox]]
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.linuxmint.com/ Official Website]
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 * [http://www.linuxmint.com/blog Official Blog]
 * [http://community.linuxmint.com/ Official Community Portal]
+* [http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php Links to download pages]
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