Mint 12 Out Soon!!

richthomuk · 9 Nov 2011 at 22:36

The Mint 12 preview was released on Friday (4th). The new desktop looks pretty good, ive had a play around on Gnome3, mainly on Ubuntu 11.04. I found it ok to use, and over time I could get used to it without a problem but it does feel a lot more restrictive than a classic gnome, KDE or XFCE environment, however seeing the changes with it in Mint 12 and the addition of MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions), those restrictions might be a lot less noticeable.

Still no official release date yet but I cant wait.

Essexraptor · 10 Nov 2011 at 00:20

Full Linux Mint 12 info here

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1851

richthomuk · 11 Nov 2011 at 03:56

Mint 12 RC out now http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/

idiocious · 13 Nov 2011 at 06:55

I quite like Gnome 3 but seeing what they're doing with MGSE I might just be tempted to give Linux Mint a shot.

awaybreaktoday · 13 Nov 2011 at 15:57

Linux Mint 12 i think is the best best gnome3 distro out there now..... Using it currently

Ash-Lee · 14 Nov 2011 at 23:37

I used Mint 10 for a long time, i didn't quite have the same experiance with Mint 11 though.

Mint 12 looks really good though, been over there website a few times lately, might have to hit that download button!

Volitous · 16 Nov 2011 at 14:01

The weird scroll bars in 11 are ****ing me off as we speak - looking forward to 12 being released

Essexraptor · 16 Nov 2011 at 14:54

loved this bit

3. Search Engines

The new default search engine in Linux Mint 12 is Duck Duck Go, an option that “doesn't show different results depending on who's making the search, it doesn't track or record user information, it provides you with optimized results and it's built on and contributes to Open Source,” in the project team's own words.

Linux Mint 12 also includes a different--and much easier--way to install new search engines, the team says. A series of new partnerships, meanwhile, will allow Linux Mint to benefit financially from searches performed by its users.

richthomuk · 16 Nov 2011 at 16:19

Essexraptor said:
loved this bit

??? they had a custom Google search on the last release that made them money too.

richthomuk · 16 Nov 2011 at 16:25

Volitous said:
The weird scroll bars in 11 are ****ing me off as we speak - looking forward to 12 being released

yeah that was a known issue right from the start with Mint 11, simple to sort it out tho, just remove the "overlay-scrollbar" and "liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0" packages and reboot the computer, then it will go back to the classic scroll bars.

PermaBanned · 16 Nov 2011 at 16:27

I think we need a different attitude to data collection - what you can do with it in terms of, for example, studying how infections spread or making adverts more suited to a group of people (and lets be honest, if you have to endure them then they might as well be for something you might be the least bit interested in). But what's important is that you can do all this without being able to sell personal information that could be traced back to you.

I don't have a problem with anonymous data collection.

Essexraptor · 16 Nov 2011 at 17:08

richthomuk said:
??? they had a custom Google search on the last release that made them money too.

Sorry... no it's the name - Duck Duck Go

Volitous · 26 Nov 2011 at 21:07

Mint 12 "Lisa" now available: http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07000

Throrik · 26 Nov 2011 at 22:33

I've just downloaded it and about to install it.

PermaBanned · 26 Nov 2011 at 23:18

Hmm, interesting. Doubt i'll upgrade from 11 though, but i will keep an eye on it. I think they need to make up their mind on where they're going and what they want to be. Do they want to be a better looking, easier to use Ubuntu? The need for something like that went away with 10.04, and came back with 11.04, but really what they've been since then is an Ubuntu without Unity, sure the core apps like the Update Manager, Software Manager and Menu were far better than what Ubuntu offered up to 9.10, but they haven't really been updated since and now they don't offer anything over Ubuntu. In fact i prefer the Ubuntu Software Centre.

Or do they want to be a standalone distro, working to their own timescale? I think this would work, and they should have considered it a while ago, but they would need to specialize and stop trying to please everyone by offering everything. If they did this i'd like to see the Debian based edition become the base.

Regardless, the next step for me will probably be to give Arch another spin, i used vanilla Gnome 3 when it was just released on Arch and largely got on with it so we'll see. Would like to try a tilling wm but the learning curve is so steep and there are no really decent guides out there (as much as i adore the Arch wiki).

Hairybudda · 27 Nov 2011 at 00:33

I'm planning on slamming awesome on my rig, i dont really do tilers, we could always do a duo attempt at it! Misery loves company and all that jazz!

PermaBanned · 27 Nov 2011 at 01:25

Go for it. Just be aware that i've been saying that i'll do it for about six months

I think i'll keep Mint 11 on until i get a few upgrades i've been planning on, no need to overcomplicate things.

Kezmo · 27 Nov 2011 at 08:01

Loved Mint 11 , my first time using Linux, installed it on an old box for the mother inlaw and had it installed on the laptop till yesterday and only took it off because i need windows on there for a work project. Will be trying 12 as soon as i get the chance

Tuvoc · 27 Nov 2011 at 10:19

Beautiful distro. Love the desktop. The little symbol at the top left. where you click and get the applications tab - like Unity but better, you can do the same thing with 2 or 3 times less clicks. I'm OK with Unity, but way too many clicks and takes too long to find what you're looking for. This is a better Unity, and of course if you still don't like it, then you have the more traditional menus from the button on the bottom left

Mobius 1 · 27 Nov 2011 at 20:09

using it too at the moment. excellent distro. no hassle encountered what so ever.

runs really smooth on my single core acer 11" laptop.