All platforms: We've previously suggested that Linux Mint, a distant cousin of Ubuntu, might make for a better beginner's Linux OS. With the inclusion of an incremental backup tool, app selection ...

The final release of Linux Mint 9 KDE is available for download. It follows the Linux Mint tradition very well - derived from Kubuntu 10.04, with lots of additional good stuff included in the base ...

For those who have been waiting anxiously since Ubuntu 10.04 was released, good news. Linux Mint 9 "Isadora" is available for download. For those who aren't familiar with Linux Mint, it is derived ...

Linux Mint is another distribution that seems designed for new users, although many seasoned users find it as handy as anyone. Linux Mint takes Ubuntu and makes it usable by adding drivers and codecs ...

Linux Mint 9 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 10.04 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are ...

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

I finally became fed up with this one little idiosyncrasy that my KDE-based home entertainment center kept exhibiting -- it would not let me specify VLC as the action handler when I inserted a DVD in ...