Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test
Blog Comment Mint sits very nicely on the first generation Acer One's screen. I took the plunge and installed Linux Mint on my acer one and apart from having to switch to the proprietary "Mad Wi-Fi" driver, every thing works as it should.
[July 1, 2009, 22:07]
Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" - It Just Keeps Getting Better
Blog Once the boot is complete and Mint is running, you'll see that the default screen layout is different from Ubuntu - there is only one system panel, at the bottom of the screen, rather than two at the top and bottom.
[May 28, 2009, 8:19]
Linux Mint Xfce Community Edition Released
Blog Once the installation is complete, it boots up to the familiar Linux Mint background, but with an Xfce desktop, using a single panel at the bottom of the screen. A Community Edition of Linux Mint using the Xfce desktop was announced over the weekend.
[September 14, 2009, 13:21]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test
Blog Comment The screen is so small that I'm afraid the standard Mint desktop and especially the menus would be difficult to use. Why not Mint? If I had been loading it for myself, Mint would have been one of the first of the many distributions that I loaded.
[June 23, 2009, 18:46]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test
Blog Comment It is very useful to me, knowing that Mint works well and looks good on a small screen. Hi Roger, Thanks for posting this information. I'm intrigued by your experience with ReadyBoost showing visible improvement under Win7.
[July 2, 2009, 7:51]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix - An Acid Test
Blog Comment Just to add.now that I've dug a little deeper with mint, I have the windows exploding shut, falling like leaves, wobbling like jelly, Morphing into light then transparancey and the list goes on. I don't normally bother with them, but on mint they...
[July 2, 2009, 17:43]
Notes On the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog As other distributions, what I generally recommend, especially for people who intend to use their computers for multimedia playing, is Linux Mint. It is derived from the latest Ubuntu distribution, so the latest Mint (7, aka Gloria) is derived from...
[July 30, 2009, 12:23]
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 3 (Xubuntu Xfce)
Blog While Xubuntu is not a specifically netbook-oriented distribution, I have been happily using it (or other Xfce distributions such as Linux Mint Xfce Community Edition) for quite some time now. When you first log in to Xubuntu, you will see top and...
[November 9, 2009, 14:26]
Ubuntu 9.04 Snaps Desktop Visaster
Blog Comment I found a similar thing going on with Linux mint. And the screen savers are breathtaking. If I brush my hand down the right side of the touch pad then the desktop performs a cool flip type effect and switches to an alternative desktop.
[July 20, 2009, 9:53]
Sooner (Linux Mint 7), Later (Fedora 11) and Now (ooVoo 2.1)
Blog It looks like Linux Mint will be making their next release, 7 or "Gloria", in the next few days, according to the Linux Mint Blog. Of course, there are lots of Mint-specific updates as well, many of which look very nice.
[May 27, 2009, 10:01]
