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Linux Mint

 * updated 04/18/2013

Linux Mint 14 Nadia

 * Our latest release is Linux Mint 14, codename "Nadia".
 * Cinnamon, Mate, KDE, Xfce desktops offered


 * Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

Linux Mint 13 MAYA

 * Mint 13 is based on Ubuntu 12.04


 * (Used on intensePC - Cinnamon-13 x86_64)
 * ftp://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/linuxmint.com/stable/13/download.html

Use LinuxMint13 LiveUSB as rescue disk
sudo dd if=linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-64bit.iso of=/dev/sd(c) bs=1M
 * Download the iso and make dd directly to the disk-on-key (supposing it was detected as /dev/sdc): (840 MB)
 * f2 on boot make USB first on boot list
 * boot USB and chose "install to disk"

Make a bootable CD/DVD from a HD Install

 * Interesting Ubuntu method using chroot

Install Sweets_Distribution
NOTE: Not available in Mint 13
 * http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sweets_Distribution/Manual_Installation

Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11

 * Download: http://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/linuxmint.com/stable/11/linuxmint-11-gnome-dvd-32bit.iso


 * RECOMMENDED
 * Linux Mint 11 is based on Ubuntu 11.04
 * Sugar is installed using Sweets Distribution
 * Copy-paste commands on the above link into terminal
 * Like Trisquel 5.0-sugar (TOAST)
 * Has Dextrose features

Linux Mint 12 is based on Ubuntu 11.10
Linux Mint 12 comes with a brand new desktop, built with GNOME 3 and MGSE (Mint GNOME Shell Extensions). MGSE is a desktop layer on top of GNOME 3 that makes it possible for you to use GNOME 3 in a traditional way. You can disable all components within MGSE to get a pure GNOME 3 experience, or you can enable all of them to get a GNOME 3 desktop that is similar to what you’ve been using before.
 * Install Sugar 0.94.1 with sweets-distribution

Of course you can also pick and only enable the components you like to design your own desktop. The main features in MGSE are:
 * The bottom panel
 * The application menu
 * The window list
 * A task-centric desktop (i.e., you switch between windows, not applications)
 * Visible system tray icons


 * http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1889
 * http://linuxmint.com/rel_lisa.php

Linux Mint Debian Edition

 * Download: http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
 * Compatible with Debian squeeze
 * Rolling updates