However, i currently use mint kde on most of my machines because of its builtin window management for multiple monitors. This guide was created as an overview of the linux operating system, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. The xfce edition was released on july 21, 2012, and kde edition was released on july 23, 2012. The other applications are fairly typical of the kde edition of linux mint. Usual boring wait for the language packs to download but this is just part of the process. If indeed video playback turns out to be an issue even on an installed system, then im going with the xfce edition for my personal laptop. Available in two editions, linux mint features the choice between a productive, stable and mature mate 1. Linux mint maya ist veroffentlicht linux spiele opensource.
Thats where my time with linux mint lts maya kde ended. For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This tutorial shows how you can set up a linux mint 17. When installing linux mint with mint4win, choose loop0 for both the target partition and the grub destination.
Gnome desktop, 11 kaya unkown edition, and maya x64 kde. It has everything that we have been looking for, and has loaded with no problems on 5 diffrent systems, from a piii 700 to my amdx4. Jun 07, 2012 linux mint mde is an ubuntu based linux distribution that uses the mate desktop which is a fork of gnome 2. Live usb linux mint maya kde dvd linuxmintkdedvd32bit. Jun 29, 2012 the team is proud to announce the release of linux mint xfce rc. The very popular linux distribution, mint, has a new version linux mint, maya, and a new take on the gnome 3. He said, in continuation with whats been done in the past, linux mint 18. The cinnamon and mate edition is based on ubuntu 12. Also, i was kind of hoping to check out solusos 2 beta 1 for its compatibility with compiz and gnome 2 applets, but that isnt out yet. It has been released with mate, cinnamon, xfce and kde desktop environment. The linux mint project head, clement lefebvre announced it in a blog post detailing the future plans of the project. If you want to access their source code you can use the aptget source command. Technically speaking, linux mint maya cinnamon runs on linux kernel 3. May 30, 2012 the very popular linux distribution, mint, has a new version linux mint , maya, and a new take on the gnome 3.
Linux mint maya mate edition until linux mint 11, the main edition featured a gnome 2 desktop. Dec 20, 2014 download a theme supporting a user list from, such as super brothers mdm an mdm theme for linux mint or green glass gdm a gdm theme for newer linux mint versions. Linux mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable gnu linux desktop distribution. Tips and tricks for linux mint after installation mint to. Youtube and hulu worked, as did my laptops volume keyboard shortcuts.
May 23, 2012 linux mint maya was released on may 23, 2012, it was preceded by version 12, and was available for desktop computers. Linux mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable gnulinux desktop distribution. Each release was given a new version number and a code name, using a female first name starting with the letter whose alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter a e. Linux mint is free of charge thanks to your donations and adverts on the website and we hope youll enjoy it. Up to 2014 there had been two linux mint releases per year, about one month after the ubuntu releases they were based on. Linux mint, the most popular linux distribution is recommended by almost all linux users for newbies. Linux mint maya i looked at the mate x64 version over the weekend and apart from the file manager keeping opening for some reason, the install was faultless. Fino a linux mint 11, ledizione principale era caratterizzata da una desktop gnome 2. By completly avoiding the ubuntu unity linux mint features the choice between a productive, stable and mature mate 1. Well, new users are probably wondering what all this kde thing is. Simple steps to upgrade linux mint maya to linux mint 14. Linux mint presenta i seguenti componenti alla base.
Kde is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern looking and fullfeatured desktop environment. The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint kde rc. Desktop the default desktop in linux mint maya cinnamon has the classical layout. Jul 24, 2012 linux mint maya is a cool gnulinux distro recommended for linux beginners. This tutorial presents a stepbystep guide on how to dualboot either one with windows 7 on a computer with a single hard drive. Linux mint code named as maya has released and if youre a a gnulinux user then it might be worth exciting for you. This time linux mint maya xfce rc comes with some awesome feature like. My rating of des used by mint is xfce kde mate cinnamon.
In case anybody tests it on a different releasedesktop environment, please drop a brief note so i can update the information. Dec 07, 2019 linux mint, the most popular linux distribution is recommended by almost all linux users for newbies. Invisible mouse pointer in linux mint maya kde amd6 post by bu99zy sat sep 01, 2012 1. Libreoffice is the default productivity suite, and it worked well too. Now they comes with two alternate editions of gnome desktop. Until linux mint 11, the main edition featured a gnome 2 desktop. Please note before heading up for upgradation process is not recommended as this may stop responding your system.
Linux mint maya is a cool gnulinux distro recommended for linux beginners. Developers in the linux community gathered and joined forces within a new project, called mate, to. Linux mint cinnamon and linux mint mate are the latest editions of the popular linux desktop distribution based on ubuntu desktop. A linux mint magyarok kozossegenek irasai a creative commons nevezd meg. By the looks of things version maya is the latest version, and the one you ought to be downloading, not least because it is supported until 2017. As is the case for almost every linux mint release, it comes with proprietary codecs. This procedure has been tested only for linux mint 10 julia x64 main edition i. The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint maya. Linux mint mde is an ubuntu based linux distribution that uses the mate desktop which is a fork of gnome 2.
The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint rc maya. Linux mint maya may, 2012 all editions 32bit, 64bit. Getting started with linux mint maya sudobits free. This operatingsystem allows desktop end users, and you could choose regarding your have to go to the desktop. The codename related to mayan civilisation and word for illution in india. Tips and tricks for linux mint after installation mint. Plasma widgets have entered the default installation of plasma desktop, with. How to install linux mint maya parallel to windows, mac. Download a theme supporting a user list from, such as super brothers mdm an mdm theme for linux mint or green glass gdm a gdm theme for newer linux mint versions.
How to install linux mint maya parallel to windows. Linux mint mate desktop workspaces on linux mint maya. This tutorial shows how you can set up a linux mint maya desktop kde version that is a fullfledged replacement for a windows desktop, i. Let me deviate wildly into a different dimension of thought. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a webbased package installation interface. Simple steps to upgrade linux mint maya to linux mint. The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint xfce rc. Jul 24, 2012 linux mint maya is based on ubuntu 12. In the last two years, gnome 2 was discontinued and abandoned by its development team and a majority of linux distributions. See my previous post about desktop environments as far as i know mint includes all the major desktop environments including gnome, kde and xfce amongst others. Invisible mouse pointer in linux mint maya kde amd64. Linux mint is an ubuntubased distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop experience with many convenient, custom tools and optional outofthebox multimedia support. The mint implementation of xfce is a beautiful and functional desktop. The names of the desktop icons are now configurable.
Linux mint has launched with two editions one with mate desktop the mature desktop fast, productive and easy to use developed on the top of gnome 3 desktop and mimics the look of gnome classic desktop i. You get good looks, decent speed, the classic behavior, an invisible infusion of nostalgia, and then some. Invisible mouse pointer in linux mint maya kde amd6 post by bu99zy. Please note before heading up for upgradation process is not recommended as. Linux mint ist eine linuxdistribution fur pc in zwei parallel verfugbaren ausgaben. To compare, zorin os uses 290 mb and xfcebased xubuntu 12. Mint maya is the first and only linux to work fully for me, right out of the box. Some of the packages we distribute are under the gpl. But thanks to the kubuntu team, we now have a kde edition.