Linux Mint 15 'Olivia' Is Out 185
An anonymous reader writes "The Linux Mint blog today announced the full release of Linux Mint 15 'Olivia.' Here are the release notes and a list of new features. As before, it's available with either MATE or Cinnamon as a desktop environment. The included version of MATE has been upgrade to 1.6, which saw many old and deprecated packages replaced with newer technologies. Cinnamon has gone to 1.8, which improved the file manager, added support for 'desklets' (essentially desktop widgets), and completed the transition away from Gnome Control Center to Cinnamon's own settings panel. Other new features of Linux Mint 15 include improved login screen applications (one of which is an HTML greeter that supports HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and WebGL), a tool developed from the ground up to manage software sources in Mint, and a vastly improved driver manager. The project's website sums it up simply: 'Linux Mint 15 is the most ambitious release since the start of the project.'"
Sweet... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Why do we care about diff distro releases? (Score:5, Informative)
Sure Linux Kernels, but beyond that, who cares?
I do. I have been looking forward to Mint 15 for a while and so have a lot of others. I appreciate that it was posted on Slashdot and I hope others consider trying Mint as a result. Mint deserves the attention because Mint is an antidote to terrible Linux desktop environments.
Re:Why not provide packages for other distros? (Score:4, Informative)
I run LMDE (Mint Debian Edition) or straight Debian Testing on my computers whenever possible. They're fully compatible, just add one or the other to your sources. Similarly, I'm reasonable sure that standard Mint is compatible with the Ubuntu repos. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong