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- nightman, on 08/01/2008, -0/+1Not exactly. The fantastic thing about Mint is the software portal - You can install proprietary software with one click from their website (example here: http://linuxmint.com/software/?sec=item&id=536&rel ... ). If You install it the program updates automatically - just like installed from apt-get.
The second thing is Mint Update which is program on top of apt that checks if updates You can install are safe for the system. So newbie user will know if updating is safe for every package. Example here: http://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/dary ...
I also love the menu Mint have as well as possibility to uninstall program just right clicking on the menu entry and choosing "uninstall". It's perfect for newbies.
There are also such small thing like gnome-do preinstalled.
MOre You can read on http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php . - Spr0k3t, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1Personally speaking, the differences between Mint and Ubuntu are moot since both can be configured to operate exactly like the other. The only feature benefits I've found of Mint is having the codecs already installed and ready to run. Now then, if all I have to do is enter a single line of text, or search for "restricted-extras" in add/remove or synaptic package manager, the already thin line just got thinner. For the geekier of the new linux users, I would encourage Ubuntu over Mint. For someone who is wanting to get off the ground with no assistance and wants a distribution to try as a first time user, then I would recommend Mint over many other distributions.
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