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Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon

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December 1, 2023
Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon Desktop

Linux Mint 16 Petra has been released so it’s time for a review. The newest release of Linux Mint is always a big deal in the Linux world, and I’ve been looking forward to checking out Linux Mint 16 for a while. Please note that I’m going to cover the Cinnamon version of Linux Mint...
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Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon

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June 3, 2024
Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon

Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” has been released so it’s time for another review of one of the most popular distros of all time. Linux Mint has always been one of my favorite distros, it has so much to offer any desktop linux user. This release doesn’t disappoint either. There’s quite a bit here for...
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 201303

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April 16, 2024
Linux Mint Debian Edition 201303

I’m often asked what my “favorite” Linux distro is by readers. Well, if I have one, it has to be Linux Mint Debian Edition. LMDE has so much to offer Linux users since it combines the power of Debian with the elegance of Linux Mint. There really is something for everyone to love in LMDE....
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Linux Mint 14 MATE

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January 2, 2024
Linux Mint 14 MATE

I recently took a look at Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon. Now it's time to review its counterpart Linux Mint 14 MATE. The MATE desktop environment is a fork of GNOME 2. It offers a more traditional desktop experience than Cinnamon.
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Linux Mint Cinnamon 14

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December 19, 2023
Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon Live Desktop

Linux Mint 14 was recently released. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, and offers the Cinnamon or MATE desktop environments. This review covers the Cinnamon version, I will try to get a separate review up for the MATE version soon.
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Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon

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May 24, 2024
The Expo Overview in Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon

In my last review, I covered Linux Mint 13 MATE. However, there's quite a bit going on with Cinnamon so I decided to do another review to cover it in a separate review. The Cinnamon desktop is quite different than MATE, and it's worth looking at in its own right.
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Linux Mint 13 MATE

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May 24, 2024
The Linux Mint 13 Welcome Menu

Woohoo! It's Linux Mint time again! Linux Mint 13 (wow, not exactly a lucky number!) has just been released, so I hopped right on it. Linux Mint has long been one of my favorite distros. We'll find out in this review if the latest version measures up to its previous incarnations.
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Linux Mint 12 MATE

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December 2, 2023
The Linux Mint 12 MATE Desktop

The recent release of Linux Mint 12 has gotten quite a bit of attention. Most reviews of Linux Mint 12 have focused mainly on the GNOME 3 desktop (as pointed out in the comments of my Linux Mint 12 GNOME 3 review by reader liquidkermit). But there's another desktop environment included in Linux Mint...
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Linux Mint 12 GNOME 3

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November 30, 2023
Live DVD Desktop

The moment so many have waited for is finally here. Linux Mint 12 has been released! This update to Linux Mint has had many people on edge since it marks the move from the older version of GNOME to GNOME 3.2. GNOME 3.2, as you might already know, has had many detractors. Linux Mint...
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Linux Mint 11 (Katya)

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May 26, 2024
Welcome

Each time a new version of Ubuntu is released, a new version of Linux Mint quickly follows. Linux Mint 11 has just been released and it's probably the best version of Linux Mint ever. If you aren't familiar with Linux Mint then you've missed out on what is arguably one of the best desktop...
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