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[Scorbing]

Source: http://www.linuxmint.com/

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya”.

Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to Gnome 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release and it will be supported until April 2017.




One thing I noticed on this new version is they went back to the original Gnome look from 2 versions ago. No more Gnome 3 shell. Very strange that they would do that. I guess the Gnome 3 shell didn't quite work as well as they wanted.

I do find this version of Linux Mint quite fast. The OS is more responsive and leaner.

[.Neo]

I see they went back to 2003 and incorporated parts of Apple's Brushed metal interface.

[Glassed Silver]

.Neo, on 30 May 2012 - 12:04, said:

I see they went back to 2003 and incorporated parts of Apple's Brushed metal interface.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Not necessarily bad, but the start menu looks too odd with metal tacked on.

Glassed Silver:mac

[GP007]

Gnome3 shell is the only Gnome i've liked so far. I'd still rather pick Ubuntu or Fedora over this from what I've seen.

[.Neo]

I always despised the Brushed metal look. Really glad Apple got completely rid of it in 2007.

[Wakers]

Still a no go for me.

Tried Ubuntu and Mint in the last week, both failed utterly. My wireless adapter simply baffles both operating systems - and ndiswrapper always either crashes or causes a kernel panic and whatever the linux alternative of blue screen is.

Ubuntu is actually very funny - if you don't have an internet connection, you can't install .deb packages (that you already have on your computer) through the software center. How great is that?

It's a bit rubbish by the Ubuntu based distros though, as this issue has been around for years now.

[Jub Fequois]

.Neo, on 30 May 2012 - 12:04, said:

I see they went back to 2003 and incorporated parts of Apple's Brushed metal interface.

That was my first thought when I saw this, second by "who uses textures in interface design these days?" Linux in a nutshell.

[simplezz]

I've been playing around with the MATE version for a day, and I like it

[+Chicane-UK]

That brushed metal looks agonisingly dated.. not sure what their UI designer(s) were thinking there!

[simplezz]

Wakers, on 30 May 2012 - 12:13, said:

Still a no go for me.
Tried Ubuntu and Mint in the last week, both failed utterly. My wireless adapter simply baffles both operating systems - and ndiswrapper always either crashes or causes a kernel panic and whatever the linux alternative of blue screen is.

If you don't mind me asking, what make and model is your wireless adapter?

Wakers, on 30 May 2012 - 12:13, said:

Ubuntu is actually very funny - if you don't have an internet connection, you can't install .deb packages (that you already have on your computer) through the software center. How great is that?

If you have the installation CD in you can.

[funkydude]

.Neo, on 30 May 2012 - 12:04, said:

I see they went back to 2003 and incorporated parts of Apple's Brushed metal interface.

Jub Fequois, on 30 May 2012 - 12:14, said:

That was my first thought when I saw this, second by "who uses textures in interface design these days?" Linux in a nutshell.

That's MATE, the Cinnamon version of Mint is far superior:

[Wakers]

simplezz, on 30 May 2012 - 12:17, said:

If you don't mind me asking, what make and model is your wireless adapter?


If you have the installation CD in you can.

Netgear WNA3100.

The install button on the software center is always greyed out, you have to do everything through the terminal. Can't seem to fix that.

[.Neo]

funkydude, on 30 May 2012 - 12:21, said:

That's MATE, the Cinnamon version of Mint is far superior:

Well at least there they ripped-off Apple's current menu design.

[simplezz]

Wakers, on 30 May 2012 - 12:23, said:

Netgear WNA3100.

Apparently, you need ndiswrapper 1.57 or later to get it working. Here's a wiki if it helps.

Wakers, on 30 May 2012 - 12:23, said:

The install button on the software center is always greyed out, you have to do everything through the terminal. Can't seem to fix that.

I'll take a look at that later.

[tsupersonic]

dat brushed metal! It looks hideous... Having said that, I remember Mint being a cool distro. back in the day. Maybe I'll give this a go, as the new Ubuntu is slow as hell on my netbook - to a point it's not usable at all.