Linux Mint Debian 201303 släppt!

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Carl-Uno

Detaljer från Clem:

The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201303.

Screenshots

LMDE 201303 Cinnamon Edition


LMDE 201303 MATE Edition

Highlights

  • Update Pack 6
  • MATE 1.4
  • Cinnamon 1.6
  • Installer improvements (graphical timezone and keyboard selection, support for installation on multiple HDD, slideshow, webcam and face picture support)
  • Device Driver Manager
  • Plymouth splash screen

If you’re new to LMDE, welcome to Linux Mint Debian!

Important links

LMDE in brief

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is a semi-rolling distribution based on Debian Testing.
  • It’s available in both 32 and 64-bit as a live DVD with MATE or Cinnamon.
  • The purpose of LMDE is to look identical to the main edition and to provide the same functionality while using Debian as a base.

FAQ

1. Is LMDE compatible with Ubuntu-based Linux Mint editions?

No, it is not. LMDE is compatible with Debian, which isn’t compatible with Ubuntu.

2. Is LMDE fully compatible with Debian?

Yes, 100%. LMDE is compatible with repositories designed for Debian Testing.

3. What is a semi-rolling distribution?

Updates are constantly fed to Debian Testing, where users experience frequent regressions but also frequent bug fixes and improvements. LMDE receives “Update Packs” which are tested snapshots of Debian Testing. Users can experience a more stable system thanks to update packs, or switch their sources to follow Testing, or even Unstable, directly to get more frequent updates.

4. How does LMDE compare to the Ubuntu-based editions?

Pros:

  • You don’t need to ever re-install the system. New versions of software and updates are continuously brought to you.
  • It’s faster and more responsive than Ubuntu-based editions.

Cons:

  • LMDE requires a deeper knowledge and experience with Linux, dpkg and APT.
  • Debian is a less user-friendly/desktop-ready base than Ubuntu. Expect some rough edges.
  • No EFI, GPT or secureBoot support.

Additional notes:

  • About the installer: The live installer is developed from scratch with Debian in mind. It’s configurable and it can be re-used by other Debian-based distributions. We noticed a lack in live technologies and in live Debian installers, so we’re happy to take the lead on this. If you’re a developer and you’re interested in using it, have a look at its source repository and don’t hesitate to contact us so we can help you fork it and merge upcoming changes between our two projects.
  • About bugs: Please use this blog to report bugs.
  • Dedicated chat room: #linuxmint-debian is open to LMDE users on irc.spotchat.org.

Download links:

Torrents:

MD5 sums:

  • Cinnamon 32-bit: b82ad03d022c7ad56ef8195642494f41
  • Cinnamon 64-bit: 559d2f78c8f209eff56300d92d86458f
  • MATE 32-bit: 06ae51a79afb8cf71ebc21e78fb630b0
  • MATE 64-bit: 6f35b278e027ce6c26456f41346faf76

Cinnamon 32-bit:

Cinnamon 64-bit:

MATE 32-bit:

MATE 64-bit:

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!

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Veckans program: Gnome Do

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jkw

Jag kan ersänna direkt att jag är en tangentbords-människa. Det kanske är därför jag trivs så bra i just terminalen med att skriva kommandon, föredrar rena text-editors att koda i istället för IDE’s också vidare. Det är väl en “skada” man får när man spenderar mycket tid på att läsa bara ren text i form av kod antar jag. Haha!

Nog om det, jag tänkte dela med mig av bland det första jag installerar när jag har installerat en ny version av LinuxMint.

Jag gillar snabbt och effektivt. Därför vill jag helst slippa använda musen. Men hur startar man då program utan musen?

Gnome Do hjälper dig med detta!

gnome.doStandard-genvägen för att få upp Gnome Do-fönstret är Super+Mellanslag

Själva tjusningen med Gnome Do är att du trycker den knapp-kombinationen du har valt för att få upp fönstret, sedan böjar du bara att skriva namnet på det program som du vill öppna. På så sätt slipper du släppa händerna från tangentbordet för att leta efter programmet i menyn.

Visst kan det vara så att man har genvägar för att starta program på både skrivbordet och nere i menyn för sin WM*. Men detta är bara ett verktyg som hjälper till att ha mindre ikoner på skrivbordet och i menyn.

Nedan följer några exempel.

gnome.do-libreHär har jag öppnat med min knapp-kombination.
Sedan skrivit ‘libre’, vill jag nu starta Startaren för
LibreOffice så trycker jag bara på enter och vips
så startas LibreOffice Startaren!

gnome.do-sublimeHär har jag enbart skrivit ‘S’, så jag antar att den
känner av vilka program jag brukar starta ofta,
trycker jag nu på Enter så startas Sublime Text.

gnome.do-synapticHär har jag skrivit ‘sy’ på tagentbordet och
Gnome Do rekommenderar mig då Synaptic.
Samma här, trycker jag nu Enter så startar
Synaptic Package Manager.

Eftersom LinuxMint och Linux i allmänhet handlar om att anpassa systemet precis som man vill ha det både funtionellt och visuellt så är inte Gnome Do något undantag. Här nedan är 2 exempel på Teman man kan byta till i Gnome Do för att få programmet mer visuellt passande för sitt eventuella tema.

gnome.do-impress

gnome.do-base* WM – Window Manager. Det vill säga Cinnamon, MATE, KDE, XFCE eller dylikt.

Är det något program du letar efter? Kanske en motsvarighet till något program som du brukade använda i något annat operativsystem? Jag kan nästan slå vad om att det finns en snarlik mjukvara som är OpenSource!

Som vanligt så är ni varmt välkomna att skriva en kommentar här eller skicka pm på forumet om ni har frågor eller funderingar.

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Veckans tips: LibreOffice 4!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jkw

Efter många månader av slit så lanserades för någon vecka sedan LibreOffice 4. För er som kör någorlunda modern LinuxMint så vet ni att LibreOffice som är installerat är av den äldre varianten v3.

Otroligt mycket har ändrats, många nya funktioner har lagts till!

Nedan följer instruktioner om hur du installerar senaste versionen av LibreOffice via dess .deb-paket.

Beroende på om ni har 32 bitars eller 64 bitars så finns det 2 varianter att hämta hem. Ni bör veta vilket ni valde att installera. Om inte så kan ni skriva ‘uname -i’ i terminalen; står det x86_64 så ska ni ladda hem 64 bitars varianten, annars 32 bitars varianten.

För att förklarade 3 olika filerna:

  • Main installer
    • Själva huvudprogrammet LibreOffice. Du bör börja med att installera denna.
  • Translated user interface
    • Översätter gränssnittet till Svenska.
  • Built-in help
    • Inbyggd hjälp så som rättstavning med mera.

Packa sedan upp mapparna i .tar.gz-filerna på ett lämpligt ställe så som Skrivbordet. Det enklaste viset sedan för att installera alla är att gå in i mapparna, välja “öppna i terminal”, sedan skriva ‘sudo dpkg -i *.deb’. På så vis installeras alla .deb-filer och ersätter er nuvarande installation av LibreOffice 3.

Är det något ni funderar över så kan ni kommentera här eller skicka ett pm till mig på forumet.

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Linux Mint Debian 201303 RC ute nu!

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Carl-Uno

Se nedan vad Clem skriver:

The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201303 RC.

Screenshots


LMDE 201303 MATE Edition

LMDE 201303 Cinnamon Edition

Highlights

  • Update Pack 6
  • MATE 1.4
  • Cinnamon 1.6
  • Installer improvements (graphical timezone and keyboard selection, support for installation on multiple HDD, slideshow, webcam and face picture support)
  • Plymouth splash screen

If you’re new to LMDE, welcome to Linux Mint Debian!

Important links

LMDE in brief

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is a semi-rolling distribution based on Debian Testing.
  • It’s available in both 32 and 64-bit as a live DVD with MATE or Cinnamon.
  • The purpose of LMDE is to look identical to the main edition and to provide the same functionality while using Debian as a base.

FAQ

1. Is LMDE compatible with Ubuntu-based Linux Mint editions?

No, it is not. LMDE is compatible with Debian, which isn’t compatible with Ubuntu.

2. Is LMDE fully compatible with Debian?

Yes, 100%. LMDE is compatible with repositories designed for Debian Testing.

3. What is a semi-rolling distribution?

Updates are constantly fed to Debian Testing, where users experience frequent regressions but also frequent bug fixes and improvements. LMDE receives “Update Packs” which are tested snapshots of Debian Testing. Users can experience a more stable system thanks to update packs, or switch their sources to follow Testing, or even Unstable, directly to get more frequent updates.

4. How does LMDE compare to the Ubuntu-based editions?

Pros:

  • You don’t need to ever re-install the system. New versions of software and updates are continuously brought to you.
  • It’s faster and more responsive than Ubuntu-based editions.

Cons:

  • LMDE requires a deeper knowledge and experience with Linux, dpkg and APT.
  • Debian is a less user-friendly/desktop-ready base than Ubuntu. Expect some rough edges.
  • No EFI, GPT or secureBoot support.

Additional notes:

  • About the installer: The live installer is developed from scratch with Debian in mind. It’s configurable and it can be re-used by other Debian-based distributions. We noticed a lack in live technologies and in live Debian installers, so we’re happy to take the lead on this. If you’re a developer and you’re interested in using it, have a look at its source repository and don’t hesitate to contact us so we can help you fork it and merge upcoming changes between our two projects.
  • About bugs: Please use this blog to report bugs.
  • Dedicated chat room: #linuxmint-debian is open to LMDE users on irc.spotchat.org.

Download links:

Torrents:

MD5 sums:

  • MATE 32-bit: 4ebcf5ae6268bec0b26a10143e4f7b55
  • MATE 64-bit: 90dcb75e716a791429eda16374c5ab31
  • Cinnamon 32-bit: f0153fa28ae5a4014962046fc66156a6
  • Cinnamon 64-bit: 82527fd02e6f0b8458c59488a2681396

MATE 32-bit:

MATE 64-bit:

Cinnamon 32-bit:

Cinnamon 64-bit:

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Olivia kommer i maj.

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Carl-Uno

Clem skriver följande:

Linux Mint 15 will be named “Olivia” and should be available at the end of May 2013.

Olivia is pronounced oh-LIV-ee-ah. It is of Latin origin and the meaning of Olivia is “olive tree”. The olive tree is a symbol of fruitfulness, beauty, and dignity.

Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” will feature the following editions:

  • Cinnamon
  • MATE
  • KDE
  • Xfce

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Linux Mint 13 KDE RC finns för testning.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Carl-Uno

Ladda gärna ner och hjälp till att utvärdera så den slutliga versionen blir så bra som möjligt.

Clem skriver:

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 KDE RC.


Linux Mint 13 KDE

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 13 KDE“.

Important info:

  • Quicktime playback in Firefox
  • Boot hangs on systems with b43 wireless cards
  • Moonlight

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

System requirements:

  • x86 processor (for both 32 & 64-bit versions)
  • x86_64 compatible processor (for the 64-bit version)
  • 512 MB of system memory (RAM)
  • 5 GB of disk space for installation
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • CD-ROM drive or USB port

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit: 5e073bc7b5207cc90078830e89b8d750
  • 64-bit: 29ce72b534edd404c616320b26cffb51

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit DVD ISO:

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun testing the release candidate!

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar – dagens boktips

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Carl-Uno

Eric S. Raymond har haft stor betydelse för open source-världen och jag har precis läst om hans banbrytande verk The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Boken finns att ladda ner gratis på http://manybooks.net/titles/raymondericother05cathedralandbazaar.html#.

Jag läste den på min nya Kindle, vilken kanske inte är speciellt öppen, men väldigt praktisk.

Jag kan varmt rekommendera boken. Här kommer ett smakprov:

Linux is subversive. Who would have thought even five years ago (1991) that a world-class operating system could coalesce as if by magic out of part-time hacking by several thousand developers scattered all over the planet, connected only by the tenuous strands of the Internet?

Certainly not I. By the time Linux swam onto my radar screen in early 1993, I had already been involved in Unix and open-source development for ten years. I was one of the first GNU contributors in the mid-1980s. I had released a good deal of open-source software onto the net, developing or co-developing several programs (nethack, Emacs’s VC and GUD modes, xlife, and others) that are still in wide use today. I thought I knew how it was done.

Linux overturned much of what I thought I knew. I had been preaching the Unix gospel of small tools, rapid prototyping and evolutionary programming for years. But I also believed there was a certain critical complexity above which a more centralized, a priori approach was required. I believed that the most important software (operating systems and really large tools like the Emacs programming editor) needed to be built like cathedrals, carefully crafted by individual wizards or small bands of mages working in splendid isolation, with no beta to be released before its time.

Linus Torvalds’s style of development—release early and often, delegate everything you can, be open to the point of promiscuity—came as a surprise. No quiet, reverent cathedral-building here—rather, the Linux community seemed to resemble a great babbling bazaar of differing agendas and approaches (aptly symbolized by the Linux archive sites, who’d take submissions from anyone) out of which a coherent and stable system could seemingly emerge only by a succession of miracles.

The fact that this bazaar style seemed to work, and work well, came as a distinct shock. As I learned my way around, I worked hard not just at individual projects, but also at trying to understand why the Linux world not only didn’t fly apart in confusion but seemed to go from strength to strength at a speed barely imaginable to cathedral-builders.

By mid-1996 I thought I was beginning to understand. Chance handed me a perfect way to test my theory, in the form of an open-source project that I could consciously try to run in the bazaar style. So I did—and it was a significant success.

This is the story of that project. I’ll use it to propose some aphorisms about effective open-source development. Not all of these are things I first learned in the Linux world, but we’ll see how the Linux world gives them particular point. If I’m correct, they’ll help you understand exactly what it is that makes the Linux community such a fountain of good software—and, perhaps, they will help you become more productive yourself.

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MintBox

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Carl-Uno

Det är nu möjligt att köpa en dator med Linux Mint installerat från http://www.fit-pc.com/web/purchase/order-direct-mintbox/. Läs mer på http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2055. Skeppas internationellt och 10% går till utveckling av Linux Mint.

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Linux Mint 13 “Maya”

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Carl-Uno

Ny är den senaste versionen av Linux Mint, som jag skrev om nyss, släppt. Det är en LTS-version och kommer att supportas till april 2017.

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya”.

Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to Gnome 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release and it will be supported until April 2017.

MATE Edition Cinnamon Edition


New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 13“.

Important info:

  • Boot hangs on systems with b43 wireless cards
  • 64-bit only for Mint4win
  • Windows popping behind the installer in MATE edition
  • Desktop icons in Cinnamon

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

System requirements:

  • x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
  • 5 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • CD/DVD drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

  • To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
  • To upgrade from the RC release, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • MATE 32-bit: 43ca0be4501b9d1a46fea25ec2cd556e
  • MATE 64-bit: 2d84f671ad77a8019dfa6e1d00572d82
  • Cinnamon 32-bit: 913fd6c76730dac0aff87d565cbdb737
  • Cinnamon 64-bit: e0f3dbee947630d1eada01a3583d3b96

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 64-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 64-bit DVD ISO:

Alternative downloads:

No-codecs images:

Distributors and magazines in Japan, USA and countries where distributing media codecs is problematic can use the “No Codecs” ISO images. These images are available for both the MATE and Cinnamon editions, in 32-bit and 64-bit at the following address:

http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

OEM images:

Manufacturers can pre-install Linux Mint on their computers using the OEM installation images. These images will be made available next week, for both the MATE and Cinnamon edition in 64-bit at the following address:

http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

700MB CD images:

Because of the size of the content, and the fact that a vast majority of systems nowadays can either boot from DVDs or from USB, Linux Mint no longer provides images which fit in 700MB CDs. It is however possible and easy to to modify ISO images. By removing packages such as Java, Mono, LibreOffice, Gimp..etc.. Linux Mint ISOs can be made to fit within 700MB. For instructions on how to remaster the Linux Mint ISOs, please read the following tutorial:

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/918

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Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC släppt

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Carl-Uno

Arbetet med Linux Mint rullar på enligt plan och nu har Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC (Release Candidate) släppts. Ladda gärna ner den och hjälp till att testa så att alla buggar hittas tills den riktiga versionen släpps.

Läs vad Clem skriver:

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC.

Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to Gnome 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release and it will be supported until April 2017.

MATE Edition Cinnamon Edition

 


New features at a glance:

 

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 13“.

Important info:

  • Windows popping behind the installer
  • Mint4Win
  • Desktop icons in Cinnamon

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

System requirements:

  • x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
  • 5 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • CD/DVD drive or USB port

Bug reports:

Please report any bug you may find by leaving a comment on this blog.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • MATE 32-bit: 3c86a1f6d203a953ddd62f974707dad5
  • MATE 64-bit: 776a2e820362833cdbb056c035a5f2c1
  • Cinnamon 32-bit: aa1af21ba8196148a801196ec68dae87
  • Cinnamon 64-bit: 3786b11fa3a28dcfc3941295e872c4ce

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 64-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 64-bit DVD ISO:

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun testing the release candidate!

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