Linux Mint 7 (Gnome)
Problems & Headaches
I’d like to have something significant to complain about in this section but I really don’t. The install went well and I had no problem working in Linux Mint 7. But if you’ve noticed any problems then please be sure to post them in the comments section below. I’d like everybody to have the opportunity to share information about potential snafus.
Final Thoughts & Who Should Use It
Linux Mint has been one of my favorite distributions and it remains so. I happily recommend to anybody looking for a good desktop Linux distribution. It comes with a good bit of software by default, has an extremely attractive theme and makes multimedia related tasks quite simple for the user.
Linux Mint should be right at the top of everybody’s desktop distribution consideration list.
Summary Table:
| Product: | Linux Mint 7 |
| Web Site: | http://www.linuxmint.com |
| Price: | Free |
| Pros: | mintMenu, gorgeous theme, good choice of default software and multimedia ready right after the install. |
| Cons: | Might just be too elegant and easy for Linux tinkerers who would probably become bored with it after a while. |
| Summary: | Linux Mint 7 remains one of the best customized versions of Ubuntu and should be at the top of anybody’s desktop distribution consideration list. |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
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So you don’t lke blnkie-winkie-bouncie nags?? God for you! They drive me nuts!
Nice review on Mint 7, which is an exceptionally well done re-spin on Ubuntu. I do think it is as good an everyday Linux as there is out there, frankly.
One question tht a virutal machine does not touch: How does GRUB work with ext4? My impression from fedora 11 release notes is that GRUB is problematic with ext 4 and it requires an ext3 formatted /boot partition.
OK, if I could type I would have said “Good for you!” We’ll let God pick his on fights.
Hi Bill,
Yeah those bouncie things suck! Or flashing or whatever. Whoever thought those up should be smacked upside the head!
I’m not sure on the ext4 question. Hopefully Brian or someobody else will drop by and have a few thoughts about it.
Hi guys,
Maybe I can answer your ext4 question. I am running Linux Mint 7 on my pc. I have a separate / partition and a separate /home partition. Both partitions are formatted as ext4 filesystems. I do not use ext3 anymore.
GRUB has no problems booting the / partition on my desktop PC. I have been running Linux Mint 7 for several weeks now without issues.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Mark
Hi Mark,
Welcome to DLR! Thanks for chiming in on the ext4 thing, glad to hear it’s working well for you. That’s good for folks to know.
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i have always said.. when is GNOME… not GNOMISH..!! when it is linuxmint….. im not one for using the Gnome desktop.. it just feels old.. however.. i have switched to linuxmint on one of my pc’s at home.. it just feels to right.. i still have a place for KDE.. especially KDE4 no matter what anyone else says.. but linuxmint is defenelty a very very good distro….
Welcome to DLR, Pete. Nice to have you with us.
And welcome to everybody else who shows up later on too so I don’t spam the thread with welcome messages.
Guys, just so you know there is a KDE version of Mint available as well that puts Kubuntu to shame.
http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_felicia_kde.php
This edition of Mint KDE is based on Ubuntu 8.10. The next release, based on 9.04, is due out any day now. It will be released with KDE 4.2.4 and Amarok 2.1.
G2D2, thanks for that tip. I’ll add that to my list of reviews to do when it comes out.
BTW, a big thanks to Linux Today for linking to this review. I appreciate it a lot. It’s great exposure for such a new blog.
And if you haven’t visited Linux Today, you should:
http://www.linuxtoday.com