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AcademiX GNU/Linux is a Debian Stable-based distribution which works with software which can be used at all levels of education from grade schools through to university. AcademiX includes an installation utility (called EDU) that can be used to install a variety of applications in mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, statistics, electronics, amateur radio, graphics, office, programming - which are accompanied by virtual interactive labs. The distribution uses the MATE desktop by default.
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| 2007-08-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 3.0 "Xfce" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of the Xfce Community edition of Linux Mint 3.0: "This is the first Xfce release of Linux Mint. It is based on Cassandra and comes with the following mint tools: mintInstall, mintDisk, mintWifi, xfcemintConfig, xfcemintDesktop. Although similar to the main edition, the Xfce Community edition runs faster and takes fewer resources. It is ideal for older computers. The default software selection includes: OpenOffice.org 2.2.0, Firefox 2.0.0.6, Thunderbird 2.0.0.5... Notable differences with the main edition are: the presence of Exaile which replaces Amarok; the Xfce desktop replaces GNOME; Wicd replaces Network Manager." More details are available in the release notes. Download (MD5) the CD image via BitTorrent: LinuxMint-3.0-XFCE.iso (648MB).
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| Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop experience with many convenient, custom tools and optional out-of-the-box multimedia support. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories. Besides its Ubuntu-based flavour, the project also produces a separate "Debian" edition (called LMDE), based on the latest stable Debian version.
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| 2023-09-13 |
Development Release: Linux Mint 6 Beta "LMDE" |
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The Linux Mint team maintains two key branches of its distribution. Mint's main edition is based on Ubuntu while a second branch, Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), is based on Debian 'Stable'. The Linux Mint team has published a new development snapshot of LMDE. "LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for 'Linux Mint Debian Edition'. Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience, and how much work would be involved, if Ubuntu was ever to disappear. LMDE is also one of our development targets, to guarantee the software we develop is compatible outside of Ubuntu. LMDE aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. The package base is provided by Debian instead. Tips: in the live session, the username is 'mint' and the password is empty (i.e. just press Enter if asked for a password); if your screen resolution is too low, some windows might not fit in the screen; while pressing the ALT key, you can grab any part of a window with the mouse and move it across the screen; to guarantee compatibility with non-PAE processors, the 32-bit versions of Linux Mint Debian come with a 686 non-PAE kernel by default." The project's release announcement and release notes offer additional information. Unlike Mint's main branch which offers three desktop editions, LMDE is available in a single edition featuring the Cinnamon desktop. Download: lmde-6-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,640MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2023-07-16 |
Distribution Release: Linux Mint 21.2 |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the release of Linux Mint 21.2 "Victoria" which is based on Ubuntu 22.04 and offers support through to the year 2027. The new release includes a number of improvements to the login screen, Flatpak packages can now be included as Featured items in the software centre, and the layout of the Pix application has been overhauled. "Slick Greeter, which is in charge of the login screen, was given support for multiple keyboard layouts. The indicator located on the top-right corner of the screen opens a menu which lets you switch between layouts. System layouts defined in /etc/default/keyboard are listed first for easy access. Below that a sub-menu lists all supported layouts. Touchpad support was also improved. Tap-to-click is detected and enabled automatically in the login screen. The layout used for Onboard, the on-screen keyboard is configurable. The keyboard navigation was improved. The arrow keys can be used to edit the password which is being typed. A revealer icon appears when the password is clicked or edited. This revealer can be used to toggle the visibility of the password." The release announcements for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) offer additional information. Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,886MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-mate-64bit.iso (2,909MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-xfce-64bit.iso (2,820MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-06-21 |
Development Release: Linux Mint 21.2 Beta |
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The Linux Mint team have published a new development snapshot, Linux Mint 21.2 beta, which previews a number of new features and visual adjustments. The distribution now provides easier access to alternative keyboard layouts, Flatpak packages are included in the featured software list in the software centre, and folder icons in the file manager have been updated. "Slick Greeter, which is in charge of the login screen, was given support for multiple keyboard layouts. The indicator located on the top-right corner of the screen opens a menu which lets you switch between layouts. System layouts defined in /etc/default/keyboard are listed first for easy access. Below that a sub-menu lists all supported layouts. Touchpad support was also improved. Tap-to-click is detected and enabled automatically in the login screen. The layout used for Onboard, the on-screen keyboard is configurable. The keyboard navigation was improved. The arrow keys can be used to edit the password which is being typed." These and other changes are outlined in the project's release announcements (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (pkglist): linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,879MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-mate-64bit-beta.iso (2,902MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21.2-xfce-64bit-beta.iso (2,813MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2022-12-20 |
Distribution Release: Linux Mint 21.1 |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the release of Linux Mint 21.1 "Vera". The new release makes handling Flatpak packages smoother, integrating Flatpak support into the update manager and making it easier to work with both traditional deb packages and Flatpaks in the software centre. "Flatpak support was added to the Update Manager. Flatpak applications and runtimes can be updated like any other supported types of software. The Software Manager features a refreshed user interface which makes it easier to distinguish between Flatpaks and system packages. When looking at an application which is available both as a system package and a Flatpak, you can switch back and forth between its two versions. New Flatpaks from Flathub are automatically added to the Software Manager on a daily basis." These and other changes are covered in the project's What's New documents for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) and further information is provided through the distribution's release announcements (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-21.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,557MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.1-mate-64bit.iso (2,615MB, torrent), linuxmint-21.1-xfce-64bit.iso (2,525MB, torrent). |
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| 2022-12-06 |
Development Release: Linux Mint 21.1 Beta |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the launch of a development snapshot, Linux Mint 21.1 beta, which previews new features and visual changes coming to the distribution. Some of the key adjustments involve making software management a smoother experience. "Flatpak support was added to the Update Manager; Flatpak applications and runtimes can be updated like any other supported types of software; the Software Manager features a refreshed user interface which makes it easier to distinguish between Flatpaks and system packages; when looking at an application which is available both as a system package and a Flatpak, you can switch back and forth between its two versions; new Flatpaks from Flathub are automatically added to the Software Manager on a daily basis." Additional information and screenshots of the changes can be found in the project's release announcements (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) and in the What's New documents (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (pkglist): linuxmint-21.1-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,556MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21.1-mate-64bit-beta.iso (2,614MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21.1-xfce-64bit-beta.iso (2,524MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2022-07-31 |
Distribution Release: Linux Mint 21 |
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The Linux Mint team have announced a new version of its Ubuntu-based distribution, Linux Mint 21. The new version swaps out the old Blueberry Bluetooth software in favour of Blueman, improvements have been made to the Sticky Notes application to make it easier to identify different notes, and there is a new process monitor which will indicate to the user when automated tasks are consuming system resources. "Automated tasks are great to keep your computer safe but they can sometimes affect the system's performance while you're working on it. A little process monitor was added to Linux Mint to detect automated updates and automated system snapshots running in the background. Whenever an automated task is running the monitor places an icon in your system tray. Your computer might still become slow momentarily during an update or a snapshot, but with a quick look on the tray you'll immediately know what's going on." A more complete list of changes can be found in the release announcement for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) and in the What's New documents (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (SHA256, signature, pkglist): linuxmint-21-cinnamon-64bit.iso (2,335MB, torrent), linuxmint-21-mate-64bit.iso (2,394MB, torrent), linuxmint-21-xfce-64bit.iso (2,303MB, torrent). |
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| 2022-07-14 |
Development Release: Linux Mint 21 Beta |
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The Linux Mint team, have published a development snapshot for their upcoming Linux Mint 21 release. The new beta changes the underlying technology for Bluetooth connections, includes several new changes to the window manager, and introduces an automated process monitor: "Automated tasks are great to keep your computer safe but they can sometimes affect the system's performance while you're working on it. A little process monitor was added to Linux Mint to detect automated updates and automated system snapshots running in the background. Whenever an automated task is running the monitor places an icon in your system tray. Your computer might still become slow momentarily during an update or a snapshot, but with a quick look on the tray you'll immediately know what's going on." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcements for each edition (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce) and in the what's new documents (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (pkglist): linuxmint-21-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (2,325MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21-mate-64bit-beta.iso (2,383MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-21-xfce-64bit-beta.iso (2,293MB, SHA256, signature, torrent). |
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| 2022-03-20 |
Distribution Release: Linux Mint 5 "LMDE" |
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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of a brand-new version of Linux Mint's Debian edition, better known as LMDE. The new release is based on Debian 11 and uses the Cinnamon desktop: "The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 5 'Elsie'." The release announcement contains a brief introduction to LMDE, while the release notes provide a list of known issues: "To launch the installer in expert mode, run the following command: sudo live-installer-expert-mode. To install LMDE on an existing LVM partition you must first remove it from the LVM volumes and groups to which it belongs. In manual partitioning mode, note that the installer will auto-mount all swap partitions. These partitions will also be placed in /etc/fstab in the installed system. The LMDE ISO images and the live installer use a different structure than the ones used by other distributions. Do not use Yumi or multi-boot technologies with LMDE as it won't install properly. The root account is locked by default. To use the recovery console (from the Grub menu) or log in as root, you first need to give root a new password: sudo passwd root." Download links (SHA256, signature, pkglist): lmde-5-cinnamon-64bit.iso (1,966MB, torrent), lmde-5-cinnamon-32bit.iso (1,945MB, torrent). |
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| 2022-02-28 |
Development Release: Linux Mint 5 Beta "LMDE" |
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The Linux Mint team have announced the availability of a development snapshot for Linux Mint's "Debian Edition" (LMDE). The new beta brings the project's Debian-based branch up to date with features from its main (Ubuntu-based) branch. "LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for "Linux Mint Debian Edition". Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience, and how much work would be involved, if Ubuntu was ever to disappear. LMDE is also one of our development targets, to guarantee the software we develop is compatible outside of Ubuntu. LMDE aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. The package base is provided by Debian instead. Known issues: to launch the installer in expert mode, run the sudo live-installer-expert-mode command; in manual partitioning mode the installer will automount all swap partitions; these partitions will also be placed in /etc/fstab in the installed system; the LMDE ISO images and the live installer use a different structure than the ones used by other distributions; do not use Yumi or multiboot technologies with LMDE as it won't install properly." The release notes offer tips for setting up LMDE, fixes for common issues, and tips for running on older, 32-bit computers. Download: lmde-5-cinnamon-64bit-beta.iso (1,960MB, SHA256, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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