Mini-Review: Linux Mint 4.0 'Daryna'
The first obvious difference between Mint and Ubuntu is of course Mint's artwork, which , I must say, is a lot more appealing than Ubuntu's brown and orange. Ubuntu's Human theme is a regular discussion starter, and personally, I do not like it at all. For some reason, brown and orange just do not work for me as the contrastive colours in a user interface. Sure, it helped define the brand "Ubuntu", but the first thing I do after an Ubuntu installation is applying my own combination of window decor, icon set, and interface theme. Mint uses the more traditional (dark) blue as its contrastive colour, with elements of mint green (really?) scattered throughout the desktop (icons, mostly).
They also applied some other cool tricks like diagonal striping on menu bars, menu item highlights, and the GNOME panel, which looks pretty slick. It is also refreshing to see UI people who are actually not trying to 'unify' everything. Unifying the title, menu, and toolbars seems to be all the rage these days, but I detest it as it seriously hinders differentiation between the various elements. On Mint's default theme, the title, menu, and toolbars are clearly separate entities.
Mint also comes with a few configuration tools you will not see in Ubuntu. MintInstall allows you to download .mint files from the Mint Software Portal, which act as metapackages for all sorts of applications, such as Real Player, Opera, Evolution, and more. MintDesktop is a configuration tool where you can configure some GNOME options that would normally require gconf-editor (Nautilus mode, desktop items). It also turns on and off the Network Autobrowsing feature, a great tool that automatically mounts SAMBA machines on your network.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer-friendly version
- 1263 reads
- PDF version
More in Tux Machines
- Highlights
- Front Page
- Latest Headlines
- Archive
- Recent comments
- All-Time Popular Stories
- Hot Topics
- New Members
digiKam 7.7.0 is releasedAfter three months of active maintenance and another bug triage, the digiKam team is proud to present version 7.7.0 of its open source digital photo manager. See below the list of most important features coming with this release. |
Dilution and Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
|
Samsung, Red Hat to Work on Linux Drivers for Future TechThe metaverse is expected to uproot system design as we know it, and Samsung is one of many hardware vendors re-imagining data center infrastructure in preparation for a parallel 3D world. Samsung is working on new memory technologies that provide faster bandwidth inside hardware for data to travel between CPUs, storage and other computing resources. The company also announced it was partnering with Red Hat to ensure these technologies have Linux compatibility. |
today's howtos
|
Recent comments
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago
1 year 11 weeks ago