Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 12, 2013 1:40 AM
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The recently released Mint 16, nicknamed Petra, might be the perfect Linux desktop for newcomers. At its core is Ubuntu 13.10, but on top of this are desktops Mate and Cinnamon, the latter being the Mint project's homegrown user interface. Ubuntu gives a stable foundations on which to build, allowing the project to focus more on its desktops and less on the underpinnings. The result is a pair of desktops both worthy of consideration but with Cinnamon far more interesting as its hits version 2.0

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