Linux Mint 3.0 "Cassandra" is out

[ThinkBuntu]

At 10:30 this morning, Linux Mint 3.0 "Cassandra" was released. (http://linuxmint.com/cassandra.html)

Enjoy!

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Don't you do anything with your computer that relates to real life? You're always downloading a new distro.

Thanks for the news. I have been waiting for Cassandra.

[smoker]

From Thinkbuntu's link:
What makes Cassandra ideal for the desktop

* Out of the box multimedia support
* Microsoft Windows Integration (Dual-boot, NTFS read/write support, Migration Assistant)
* One-Click install system (Linux Mint Software Portal, mintInstall)
* Desktop features, Control Center, mintMenu
* 3D Effects (Compiz and Beryl on top of AIGLX)
* Great configuration tools
* Great selection of default applications (OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, Gimp, Pidgin, XChat, Amarok..etc)
* Solid package base (Google Earth, Picasa, Skype.. a lot of important software present in the repositories or in the Linux Mint Software Portal, compatibility with all Ubuntu Feisty repositories and most Debian packages)
* Solid code base (Debian distribution built on top of Ubuntu Edgy. Inherits all innovations put into Bianca and default configurations from Bea)


looks interesting, i am downloading a copy to try:D:D:D

[ThinkBuntu]

Don't you do anything with your computer that relates to real life? You're always downloading a new distro.

Thanks for the news. I have been waiting for Cassandra.
I'll put it simply: my job takes very little of my time, but I'm trapped in an office. I can't exactly prop my feet up and read a book, so I occupy my time here by studying up on Linux, posting in forums, and studying some occasional web development (PHP, etc.). Believe me, if there were an opportunity for raises, promotions, etc, I'd be working my *** off.

At home though, I use my laptop for freelance web design and the whole nine yards, so it's important for me to have a quick, productive, reliable distribution. So far, openSuSE has done the trick, but I'm always on the lookout for that "perfect" OS.

[ThinkBuntu]

Something new called mintInstall, utilizing *.mint files, or "Mint Files" is being introduced. I'm not positive, but it seems that these files automatically work with APT, configuring your repositories, and doing whatever else to install the software for you. I'll have to see what the big fuss is and get back to you guys.

[FuturePilot]

Don't you do anything with your computer that relates to real life? You're always downloading a new distro.

Thanks for the news. I have been waiting for Cassandra.
That's what I do a lot of time.:lolflag:

I might give this a shot. Hopefully it doesn't have the freezing problem that Feisty did.

[exploder]

I have the final release of Mint 3.0 but am still running beta 2. I was disappointed in the final because mintmenu was not updated to 2.3 (opening anything in the "Places" section twice will result in the menu sticking open.

Firefox will try and use Evolution for e-mail links on the web because the residual config files have not been removed.

There was no noticeable difference between the beta and the final except that Sunbird was added, new splash, and wallpaper with the new logo.

I was at least hoping the menu would be fixed, it is a minor bug but it is one of the main features of the distribution

Perhaps my expectations were too high....

[FuturePilot]

Wow! This distro is beautiful! I love the main menu that they added. And the default theme is just absolutely beautiful! And it doesn't freeze on me like Feisty did. Weird since it's based on Ubuntu Feisty.:-k One question though. What is ipv6 and why is it blacklisted?

[ThinkBuntu]

Wow! This distro is beautiful! I love the main menu that they added. And the default theme is just absolutely beautiful! And it doesn't freeze on me like Feisty did. Weird since it's based on Ubuntu Feisty.:-k One question though. What is ipv6 and why is it blacklisted?
Well, mintMenu has been implemented for a while...

Quick tip: No, your mintMenu isn't stalling because the OS is slow. The silly devs gave it a timeout of "150" to delay the menus changing, which in my opinion is unnecessary and makes it seem slower then 2.2. Right-click the menu and open preferences, scroll to mintMenu>Plugins>Applications, and set this to zero (or not, if you like the delay!).

[FuturePilot]

Interesting thing about the delay. I didn't even notice it until I changed it. I like it faster:D

[rfruth]

Cassandra is released, I just upgraded from Bea to Binaca ! (on another box)

[ZeroXR]

Wikipedia says that Mint uses Ubuntu as a base, but my question is... What all makes it different from Ubuntu, other than the Novell Gnome SLAB, preloaded proprietary codecs, NDISwrapper, a single Gnome panel, and Beryl.

How much of the Ubuntu stuff applies to Mint? I am speaking more in regards to things like Ubuntu Guide or Aysiu's Ubuntu tutorial.

What about updates? How often is the update cycle? I couldn't find a single thing about how often Mint is updated.

I am just really curious as I was pretty impressed by the LiveCD. :-)

[msgyrd]

That just about sums it up. Mostly, it just does a lot of the legwork of installing all those things yourself, and is aimed more at desktops (no server editions or non-x86 support). Other than that, it's supposed to be 100% compatible with Ubuntu repositories. Think of it as Ubuntu with all the Automatix software preinstalled correctly. Any instructions for normal Ubuntu should work fine with Mint.

Personally, I install all the listed software to a fresh Ubuntu system anyways, so I can save myself an hour or two by just using Mint instead.

Also, for the person wondering why ipv6 is blacklisted, this is what it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6
and Mint turns it off because if you don't have an ISP or DNS that supports ipv6 also and you aren't visiting a ipv6 domain, for some people it slows down their loading times of web sites.

[darksong]

Wikipedia says that Mint uses Ubuntu as a base, but my question is... What all makes it different from Ubuntu, other than the Novell Gnome SLAB, preloaded proprietary codecs, NDISwrapper, a single Gnome panel, and Beryl.

How much of the Ubuntu stuff applies to Mint? I am speaking more in regards to things like Ubuntu Guide or Aysiu's Ubuntu tutorial.

What about updates? How often is the update cycle? I couldn't find a single thing about how often Mint is updated.

I am just really curious as I was pretty impressed by the LiveCD. :-)

Mint uses a much nicer looking theme. The mint team done alot of work on producing alot of good looking, high quality themes and backgrounds. I personally find it much better to use than Ubuntu as it includes a control pannel instead of different categories, they have also added a few more bits of functionality into the system tools, which i don't think is not included in Ubuntu such as a graphical x.org configure tool. It includes propitory formats ect. Mint also has compatibility with it own type of files (.mint) as well as .debs, they use their own and Ubuntu's repository's. I think Mint is Ubuntu how it should be.

I think Mint uses Ubuntu's updates, and new releases are about 1 month (or less) behind (on general) the normal Ubuntu release cycle.

[exploder]

There has been mention of Cassandra 3.1, that will have new artwork.

Ubuntu has made great strides and is a fantastic OS, but is very lacking in the artwork area. The fact that Mint is based on Feisty and has climbed to number 4 on distrowatch speaks for itself. Mint has stayed in the top 10 for some time now.

Both new and experienced user's can appreciate the look and feel of Mint.

[ZeroXR]

Many thanks for the enlightenment... I can agree on the artwork part, I fell in love with the artwork on boot when I was doing a review on it for my blog. (Link to blog (http://zeroxr.vox.com/)) I think the welcoming experience from the pretty artwork was the thing that really hit well with me when I was doing my brief review. After the input that you all gave to my questions, I can see why they have the motto of "from freedom came elegance". The artwork, integration of Novell's Gnome SLAB and friendly layout just makes a great impression on any user new to Linux.

I am just debating on doing a fresh reload on my laptop of Ubuntu Feisty and just all of the stuff on Linux Mint would cut a lot of my time to get the proprietary stuff set up in a shorter time so I can just enjoy computing. I may now have to think about it... :-)

[screaminj3sus]

Just installed mint, very nice distro, didn't have to install anythihng, everything just works. The theme and menu are great.

[exploder]

Mint is a real time saver! You will need to install lame for ripping mp3s, it is in the repo's.

[j.miller565]

doesn't the logo look a bit like the ubuntu logo?

[j.miller565]

I think I really got to try this. It looks sweet

[macmatt]

doesn't the logo look a bit like the ubuntu logo?

Hmmm... I wonder why!.

Just installed "Bianca" from the coverdisc of issue 72 of "Linux User and Developer" but then realised that the version is now out of date, and so I am downloading "Cassandra" as I type, so that I may have the very latest version.

On my Fujitsu Siemens "Amilo Pi1505" laptop, the only thing I could find that didn't work out of the box with "Bianca" is the brightness keys (FN+F7, FN+F8 ) which I am hoping that "Cassandra" has fixed.

Beautiful distro, as has been said before; Ubuntu with more aesthetic WOW, and a lot easier to just install and get working, due to codecs/915resolution etc etc.

[ThinkBuntu]

doesn't the logo look a bit like the ubuntu logo?
The old one was very similar...but the new one in no way resemble's Ubuntu's logo.

[S-99]

A week before i got feisty, i got linuxmint bianca. And honestly it was really nice. I liked it a lot, it was a much better redistribution of edgy eft. But, the one thing i didn't like about it too much was that you could break your os because it had the ubuntu upgrade button to 7.04 feisty. And i really didn't know how i would upgrade to cassandra when it would come out without having to pull a reinstall. Other than that, i just went back to normal ubuntu, but linux mint made me like gnome a lot;)

[macmatt]

The old one was very similar...but the new one in no way resemble's Ubuntu's logo.

Totally diff!.

[izizzle]

I tried out cassandra. I was not surprised. The menu is a really buggy and it looks more like KDE than GNOME . Also, it was really slow and sluggish compared to fiesty. You guys should try Uberyl, It's an amazing distro with a whole lot of features + Beryl preinstalled! I'm liking it so far......

[macmatt]

I tried out cassandra. I was not surprised. The menu is a really buggy and it looks more like KDE than GNOME . Also, it was really slow and sluggish compared to fiesty. You guys should try Uberyl, It's an amazing distro with a whole lot of features + Beryl preinstalled! I'm liking it so far......

Slow?? No it isn't slow at all. Are you sure it isn't the specs of the system you are running it on?. Slow is certainly not the word I would use, and certainly not buggy - it is based on Suse "slab". The Mint theme is something that Ubuntu could take a hint or two from; the Ubuntu brown is all drab and boring imho. Nice distro, but PLEASE - what's with the whole brown obsession??!!. Yuck.

[smoker]

excellent distro, haven't found it slow at all, and definately not buggy. beryl working great, i think i will be handing this one out to friends who want to try linux for the first time:-)

[izizzle]

I ran mint on the same box I ran fiesty on, and it IS slow....live with it.

[steveneddy]

I downloaded this today and tried it on my laptop with an nVidia card and it worked great. All of the codecs were there and it looked great!

I have an XP machine that I keep around to help friends through Remote Desktop on their XP machines, and I think I'll dual boot it with Mint.

Very nice!

[darthchaosofrspw]

Just installed mint, very nice distro, didn't have to install anythihng, everything just works. The theme and menu are great.

I installed it the other night. I really like it. Comes pre-installed with lots of goodies, especially Amarok and Beryl. Even on my 1.4 GHz Celeron laptop, Beryl doesn't slow it down, and I have transparencies and wobbly windows enabled.

BTW, is it possible to replace the Ubuntu/LM main menu button with a "Launch/Start" button that looks like the Windows XP green Start button? Anything to **** off Gates and Ballmer. ;)