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Linux Mint 12 Review | LAS | s19e08
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It’s our review of Mint 12, does this up and coming distribution have a bit of a desktop identity crisis? Or are they angry Ubuntu users salvation!
Plus: Get the latest on the Carrier IQ story, and how you can find it, and what you can do. Plus a new call to arms, Linux users rocking the Humble Bundle, and Debian’s new use for bittorrent!
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All this week on, The Linux Action Show!
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NEWS:
- Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything
- Carrier IQ Admits Holding ‘Treasure Trove’ of Consumer Data, But No Keystrokes
- Is Ubuntu Still The Most Popular Linux Distro?
- Barnes & Noble hires Microsoft’s legal nemesis
- Firefox faces uncertain future as Google deal apparently end
- DebTorrent an attempt to bring the efficiency of torrenting to “apt-get” installs
- The Introversion Humble Bundle includes the source code for their games, including Uplink, the hacking simulator
- The Humble Introversion Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)
Linux Mint 12 Review:
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Main desktops: GNOME 3.2 w/MGSE, or MATE
- Gnome 3 Extensions :
- Menu Extension
- Media Player Extension
- Smart Overview Extension
- Bottom Panel Extension
- User Theme Extension
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Standard Software:
- Linux 3.0 kernel.
- Firefox 7.01
- Banshee 2.2
- LibreOffice 3.4.3
- Pidgin 2.1
- Thunderbird 7.0.1
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Some may find the look dated. I like it. Think it looks pro, and gives an air of stability.
- Linux Mint 12 Lisa Review: Magnificent is the Word! | Tech Drive-in
- Linux Mint 12 MATE Review | Desktop Linux Reviews and their Linux Mint 12 GNOME 3 | Desktop Linux Reviews
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Fedora 16 Review | LAS | s19e05
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Fedora 16 has hit the torrents and we give a spin! We get to the bottom of why Fedora almost feels like it was created by Apple, but yet still a great release.
And find out Linux Mint’s secret weapon to take over the Linux desktop, the surprising underdog taking on Microsoft, and why we lust after a new Android tablet!
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Android Pick:
- Any.DO: To Do List
- Android Picks so far thanks to Madjo in the IRC Chat room!
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NEWS:
- Linux Mint Reveals The Top Secret Project, To Overtake Ubuntu Soon
- Barnes & Noble asks DOJ to check Microsoft antitrust issues
- ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime: 10-inch Super IPS+ display, 12-hour battery and quad-core Tegra 3, ships in December for $499 thanks to alphaneil for submiiting a Hands-on with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
- Adobe Engineer: Here’s Why We Killed Flash For Mobile
- HTC and LG join patent pools, try to protect Linux
Fedora 16 Review:
- Linux kernel 3.1.0
- GNOME 3.2. or KDE Plasma workspaces 4.7
- Firefox 7.0.1
- Still no Broadcom 4313 WiFi adapter support.
- Issues with Synaptic ClickPads (Common for HP laptops)
- Grub2 is ugly. Not cool retro, but ugly.
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