Linux Mint 6 Felicia

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Facts:
  • Linux Mint comes with Gnome desktop but other editions include KDE, XFCE and Fluxbox
  • Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and develops accordingly
  • Linux Mint is often called Ubuntu done right.

What I liked:
  • Another newb-friendly version of Mint
  • MintNanny, an app for basic parental control
  • Flash Player integration much better
  • Very fast load

What I didn't like:
  • MintInstall-the new, revamped software manager takes forever and a day to load the list of apps
  • The fact that Mint will be going back to basing directly off of Ubuntu rather than continue a separate development entirely
  • Wireless detection was a nightmare, unstable, crashing, not detecting networks..ugh!

Summary:
Of course, I am Mint-biased but I like this version of Mint. I am not as jazzed about it as I was about Elyssa but that's okay, there are still plenty of new minty things to explore and as usual it's newbie uber-friendly and my favorite and most recommended method of recruiting people to Linux. I give Felicia an A- for appearance (elegant) and a B+ for performance.  There were a couple of issues that were deal-breakers for me, lack of stable wireless support was the big one.