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Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 12 "KDE" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 12 KDE. Linux Mint 12 KDE comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.....
ZDnet: Can a back to the past Linux desktop win more fans than GNOME 3.x, KDE 4.x, or Ubuntu's Unity or HUD? I think so.
The Register: "The result is not, surprisingly, a Frankendesktop of horrendous proportions, but something quite usable."
Webopedia: "Linux Mint users can select the GNOME 3 environment with the option of two new GNOME 3-based desktop environments -- Cinnamon and Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE) -- or they can choose the GNOME 2-based MATE environment."
IT World: "Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution."
HowtoForge: "This tutorial will explain how to install Linux Mint 12 alongside Windows 7."
How To Geek: In Windows we have the Startup folder where we can easily place a shortcut to a program that we want to launch automatically. In Linux Mint there is a way easier way to manage startup applications
LinuxBSDos.com: "There are several menu styles to choose from in the K Desktop Environment, but my favorite is the Takeoff Launcher."
LinuxBSDos.com: "Any number of partitions may be created, however, for this tutorial, only four will be created. They will be for the boot, root, Swap, and home partitions."
The H Online: "Richard Hillesley looks at the history of Mint, claimed to be the second most popular Linux distribution after Ubuntu, and considers whether Cinnamon marks a turning point for the distribution."
LinuxBSDos.com: "This article shows how to install and use gconf-editor on Fedora 16 and Linux Mint 12 to modify them."
MakeUseOf: f you haven't noticed yet, there are only three distributions that are mentioned in the title, while there are thousands of Linux distributions in existence.
Linux Mint: Blue Systems is becoming the primary sponsor for Linux Mint.
ComputerWorld:We look at the top four Linux distributions to find out which is right for which users.
ZDnet: GNOME 3.2 keeps losing fans so leading Linux desktop distribution Mint turns its attention to forking the GNOME shell into a GNOME 2.x like desktop: Cinnamon.
InternetNews: From the 'Top Linux Controversies of 2011' files:
An anonymous reader writes "Clement Lefebvre, the Linux Mint founder, has forked Gnome 3 and named it Cinnamon. Mint has experimented with extensions to gnome in the latest release of their operating system but in order to make the experience they are aiming for really work, they needed an actual fork. The goal of this fork is to use the improved Gnome 3 internals and put a more familiar Gnome 2 interface on it." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz on a Linux Mint 12 Lisa desktop. With Compiz you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop."
LinuxBSDos.com: "While the combination of GNOME 3 and MGSE is an attempted to improve on the user-experience of a stock GNOME 3 installation, it still leaves the user fighting the desktop just to get things done."
LinuxScribe writes "According Linux Mint founder Clement Lefebvre, the popular Linux Mint distribution has changed the Amazon.com affiliate code for the Banshee music player so that Mint, not Canonical or the GNOME Foundation, will receive the revenue from MP3 sales through Banshee. Though a trivial amount of money ($3.41 in November 2011), Linux Mint's actions still raise the question: how should revenue be shared between upstream and downstream FLOSS projects?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows you how you can install the GNOME 3 desktop on Ubuntu 11.10 with the shell extensions that are used in the Linux Mint 12 release (Lisa) (these shell extensions are called Mint GNOME Shell Extensions - mgse)."
LinuxPlanet: Thanks to Ubuntu's controversial Unity interface, Linux Mint has been rising in popularity.
TechRepublic: With the best of both GNOME worlds, Linux Mint has managed to create the perfect combination of new and familiar features.
Linux.com: As with any release with a major overhaul, Linux Mint 12 has some hits and misses.
Linux and Open Source: "I'm very impressed by the newest edition of the popular Mint Linux distribution."
ZDnet: One of the most anxiously-awaited Linux releases in quite some time is now available for download on the Linux Mint Mirrors worldwide.
An anonymous reader writes "Linux Mint 12 was released today. It includes the new 'MGSE' (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions), a desktop layer on top of Gnome 3 that makes it possible for you to use Gnome 3 in a traditional way. MGSE's Gnome-2-Like experience includes features such as the bottom panel, the application menu, the window list, a task-centric desktop and visible system tray icons. MGSE is a 180-degree turn from the desktop experience the Gnome Team is developing with Gnome-Shell. At the heart of the Gnome-Shell is a feature called 'the Overview': 'The Shell is designed in order to minimize distraction and interruption and to enable users to focus on the task at hand. A persistent window list or dock would interfere with this goal, serving as a constant temptation to switch focus. The separation of window switching functionality into the overview means that an effective solution to switching is provided when it is desired by the user, but that it is hidden from view when it is not necessary.' The popularity of Mint 12 with MGSE may be an excellent barometer as to whether users prefer a task-centric or application-centric desktop." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The much-awaited Linux Mint 12, code name "Lisa", has been released: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 12 'Lisa'. Linux Mint 12 comes with a brand new desktop, built with GNOME 3 and MGSE (Mint GNOME Shell Extensions), a desktop layer on top....
Softpedia: Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, unleashed the new and highly anticipated Linux Mint 12 operating system, dubbed Lisa.