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Release: Linux Mint 5 XFCE CE

Postby clem on Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:12 am

We are proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 5 XFCE Community Edition.

For a list of improvements, new features, known issues and download mirrors please read the release notes: http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa_xfce.php

I would like to thank and to congratulate Merlwiz79 for maintaining this wonderful edition. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we had fun releasing it. Have fun and don't hesitate to give us some feedback.

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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby nelamvr6 on Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:30 pm

Excellent news!

Congratulations to Merlwiz79!

I have one quick question: I have the latest beta (it's GREAT!), is there a compelling reason to upgrade right away?
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby twin on Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:59 pm

Congratulations Merlwiz79! Thank you for all the hard work! The result is excelent!!!

@nelamvr6: maybe you should have a look at this thread: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=16264 :wink:
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby matthekc on Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:06 pm

I can't wait to download the finished product, thanks merlwiz79.
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby ashwinhgtx on Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:59 pm

Thanks Merlwiz79!!!
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby anthony2010 on Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:17 pm

Great!

I have xfce4. So can I just upgrade it or do I need to remove all my files then go for a fresh install?

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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby nelamvr6 on Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:28 pm

twin wrote:Congratulations Merlwiz79! Thank you for all the hard work! The result is excelent!!!

@nelamvr6: maybe you should have a look at this thread: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=16264 :wink:


Thanks!
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby oliverjames on Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:56 pm

Many thanks Merlwiz79.
Having great fun already with the Beta.

I think a re-install is required. Should I use APTonCD to restore the additional installed software?

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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby jtouso on Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:27 pm

Excellent Mint XFCE 5!
In live mode, with my Ati 9550 and Compiz running well!
I want to look my xorg.conf and I find a simple xorg.conf with a few lines and without the "normal" lines as driver "ati" (or radeon) and options like Composite in Section Extensions or XAANoOffscreenPixmaps on >Device.
How works the Mint xorg.conf and how can I tweak it?
Thanks
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby redwine06 on Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:43 pm

I had installed the previous xfce version which is in BETA and i cannot connect to the internet via my Sony Ericsson W660. The default version(gnome) can detect the 3G connection well but i prefer to use xfce edition. Is this version can get me connected? :?:
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby mkb on Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:35 pm

Well done and congratulations! I've been waiting for this low overhead variant to install on some of the older items on our household "museum of late 20th and early 21st century computing"!

I'm just an ordinary Linux user (err, a luser?) with few technical skills, but the family have found that Mint under gnome has been the most "useable" and straightforward version we've used over the last decade since stumbling across Linux and Suse back in err 6.2 days. Our use of Linux is largely "political" in that we support the ideals and despise the corporate crime of such as MS. But the relative absence of virii etc. is also rather attractive >;)

Despite this long time we've had to do little real problem solving - chosen kit with care for driver availability etc. so otherwise we are a good testbed family for "realworld" and very ordinary domestic and home-work use (my wife works from home some days of the week using OpenOffice suite, with no problems for her office time).

Will be downloading tonight as it is approaching the witching hour here in Blighty and not anti-social to do a iso snaffle down the copper wire from our groaning exchange!
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby Thomas on Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:30 am

Downloading it now.
Congrats!
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby UsuRpergoat on Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:31 am

mkb wrote:Will be downloading tonight as it is approaching the witching hour here in Blighty and not anti-social to do a iso snaffle down the copper wire from our groaning exchange!

Ha! Couldn't have said it better myself! :D
Well done Merlwiz79 and Clem.
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby omns on Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:56 am

As someone who has previously enjoyed using XFCE with Zenwalk, I might just have to give this a go. Thanks Merlwiz79 :)
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Re: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition

Postby Bali on Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:20 pm

Hi,

Great! I am running to download it !

Thank you for this great job.

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