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LMDE is rolling release. You don't have to move from 8 -> 9 -> 10 -> x -> y but can just update packages from mintUpdate and your computer will have the latest of everything. Ubuntu will allow the user to switch between unity and GNOME at startup. As stated by a unity dev in a Reddit AMA You could s...

I'm pretty sure that like all mint releases, it will be released when it is ready. When it passes all the developer's quality checks and it deemed fit for use by all the testers.

I would suggest you use Linux Mint: XFCE, LMDE or LXDE.

These are just more lightweight window managers than the default GNOME.

You can find them in the download section.

Google Chrome has 4 release channels; stable, beta, dev and a bleeding-edge one. I used to use the stable build, but I have switched to the dev channel. To do that I uninstalled google-chrome from synaptic package manager. I then installed google-chrome dev channel by downloading the .deb from the c...

When I switched to the dev version I just uninstalled via synaptic then installed the dev via .deb.

alpha1 wrote: ... and why not have a Mint slackware, and Mint mandriva? this can go on without any stopping - end result will only be a loss in focus. IMHO . . . Why doesn't Mint just go totally open with the development process like Ubuntu? I can download the daily build of Ubuntu. I can't even do...

Software updates pop up onto my screen as they released.

- Sent from my iMac

Initially in a gnome and 32 bit version only...but i am hoping it works out so well and becomes so popular with mint fans, that they go the full monty (gnome 32/64 bit and KDE 32/64 bit)...."unfortunately" they did such a fantastic job on their version of Kubuntu that they got me hooked on the MINT...

I also use arch which is rolling release. The only problem I could forsee is an upgrade of system software such as the kernel or xorg. For example, for xorg 1.8, HAL was removed and udev is used instead. Precautions were taken though and everything worked (udev as a dependancy etc). A kernel upgrade...

When it says 2GB, the actual formatted value can differ, my HDD is 500 GB but is actually 500.1 GB Uh, they're discussing RAM, not hard disks. 2GIG would normally show as roughly 2048MB. My post was to show the difference between advertised and actual amounts of a product, I used HDD because I actu...

When it says 2GB, the actual formatted value can differ, my HDD is 500 GB but is actually 500.1 GB

If the picture is on the internet, could you please link to it or post it?

cudayne wrote:for me the desktop image is all fuzzey unless i use the ones that come prepackaged.

You have to make sure the images you download are large enough to cover the screen without needing to be scaled. Look for pictures of sizes 1440x900 or larger (But with the same ratio between length:height)

Stability comes from not having up to date packages. 18 months between software updates except for bugs would be impossible due to ubuntu's schedule.

5 - Elyssa
5.1 - Felicia
5.2 - Gloria
5.3 - Helena
6 - Isadora

I'm guessing thats how it would go.

piratesmack wrote:New wallpaper

Will remove if anyone finds it inappropriate

That is the single greatest wallpaper ever.

Downloading the game now.

It's on mac too

I believe Clem has a list of tests he performs on every ISO. I'm guessing he same is said for explorer.
I'm guessing the tests will be playing media, web browsing, all the mint tools, mint4win etc.

I would second this. I use nautilus elementary and it is far superior to nautilus.

I would also recommend GloobusPreview, it integrates fantastically with nautilus elementary.

Keep Updated and check the md5sum of files.