Linux Mint是一份基于Ubuntu的发行，其目标是提供一份更完整意义上的即刻可用的体验，而这通过包含浏览器插件、多媒体编码解码器、DVD播放支持、 Java及其他组件来实现。它也增加了一套定制桌面及各种菜单，一些独特的配置工具，以及一份基于web的软件包安装界面。Linux Mint兼容Ubuntu软件仓库。
The first release candidate for the KDE Community edition of Linux Mint 5 is out and ready for testing: "Linux Mint 5 'Elyssa' KDE Community edition RC1 (BETA 045) was released today. This is the first beta release of the KDE Community edition for Linux Mint 5, codename 'Elyssa', based on 'Daryna' and compatible with Ubuntu 'Hardy' and its repositories. Note: this is not a KDE 4 desktop. The packages and kernel were updated to be on par with Ubuntu 8.04.1. Mint applications: mintInstall, mintWifi, mintUpdate, mintAssistant, mintUpload (done via Konqueror). Known issues: the release notes link on the first page of the installer does not open Firefox; if you use a separate partition for /boot you will not get a graphical boot; because of compatibility problems PulseAudio was not included in this release...." Read the full release announcement and release notes for more details. : (1,192MB, ).
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