Comments on: Linux Mint Xfce RC (201104) released!

By: leodelacruz

leodelacruz — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:22:07 +0000

waiting for fluxbox DE

By: aljoriz

aljoriz — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:39:57 +0000

^the answer is in this link http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=69620 the stable release hopefully will enable the touch pad on the fly. I hope to see it up in a weeks time as the community site has it ready for stable release.

By: shahid

shahid — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:14:06 +0000

nice one
but how to enable mouse clicking by tapping on touchpad?

By: sdim

sdim — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:52:28 +0000

Good job, Clem & team.
The only thing is that I got fuzzy fonts running the 64-bit version on the live CD.

By: tyhee88

tyhee88 — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:24:37 +0000

I’m a user of LM 9 (Gnome), LM 9 XFCE, and a past user of LMDE with the XFCE desktop replacing the Gnome desktop.

From the announcement:

“This performance boost allowed us to give Xfce a more mainstream software selection, replacing Exaile with Rhythmox, adding VLC and giving Xfce almost the same software selection as Gnome.”

I’d like to voice an opinion against the use of “more mainstream software” in LM XFCE.

There seem to be two potential audiences here:

1. Those who have been using XFCE and its software selection out of preference.

2. As mentioned, Gnome is going to be undergoind changes with the switch to Gnome 3. Some may wish to look at XFCE as an alternative.

Of course, generalizing is somewhat dangerous, but it would seem to me that the majority, though certainly not all, in audience #1 will prefer a normal XFCE software selection. Many in audience #2 will be more comfortable with a more mainstream software selection.

What happens if LM XFCE goes to a mainstream software selection and the main edition of LM based on Ubuntu is no longer releaed is that there is no longer any release aimed at those who have preferred XFCE, so as to leave the XFCE desktop easier for those switching from Gnome (and those who but for the coming changes might have migrated to LM Gnome from a different OS.)

By: DuLac

DuLac — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:14:29 +0000

Just to point the present down’s in a crowd of up’s

Usage of Mint Menu is unstable, it vanishes a lot of times after a new start.
Gnome Applet’s connection seem, still, to be instable. As example try the Gnome System-Monitor Applet.

For everything, it will be a great distro!

By: Artz

Artz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:53:56 +0000

To Kreuger :
You can use Mint Backup or just copy /home , most of your settings still works. Just reinstall system again. You can also use Mint Backup to autoinstall old system programs again – most programs will be installed – some not, because little bit different program choice.

By: Artz

Artz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:49:24 +0000

I think it is not possible to upgrage safely from Isadora – because ubuntu packages are not compatible with all debian packages and dependencies. It might cause failure of the system or dependency hell. I once ruined my Mint 9 with accidental debian repository.

But great news, I want Mint Debian again and I really like XFCE – once it is correctly configured – fast, efficient and really configurable.
Thank you Mint team!

By: carlos

carlos — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:27:50 +0000

I think because it is a rolling distro does not need to be named on dvd cd could be moving the boot opsãoes the LMDE had been difficult to deal with incompatible hardware.

By: bob

bob — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:14:49 +0000

Kreuger wrote:

Is there anyway to upgrade to this version from Isadora? I dont wanna have to reinstall my laptop

Haekel wrote:
Very nice! I’m a big fan of Mint and XFCE. I would like to try it and I wonder if it is possible to upgrade from Mint 10 to Xfce RC just by changing the repositories and upgrading.
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Sorry, I don’t think so. The bases are different.