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LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scri. Linux on Desktop. Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) Review | Desktop Linux Reviews. Whenever a new version of Ubuntu is released, a new version of Linux Mint soon follows. This time around it’s Linux Mint 9. Linux Mint 9 is based on Ubuntu 10.04. I gave Ubuntu 10.04 a big thumbs up in my review, and I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of Linux Mint 9. So how does Linux Mint 9 stack up? Is it still “a better Ubuntu” than Ubuntu itself? Read on to find out… What’s New In This ReleaseThere’s a lot of new stuff in this release and here’s some of what you will find in Linux Mint 9. The Linux Mint Menu The menu has been improved. You can right-click an item on the menu to edit its properties. Windows Installer This release also marks the return of the Windows Installer (mint4win).

The Windows Installer returns in Linux Mint 9. New Backup Tool Linux Mint has a new backup too. You can also opt to restore your software selection on a different computer. The new backup tool can backup and restore your data, preferences and software. Hardware Requirements & Installation. Editor's Note: A Herd of Print Linux Magazines. How Linux works: the ultimate guide. Ever wanted to learn how the internals of your Linux desktop work? Yes, we've already published detailed "how it works" articles about things like sound, the kernel, LVM, PAM and filesystems, but in this article we're going to take a wider view and explain how everything in a modern Linux distro works, start to finish.

We've opted for a top-down view, tackling each stratum of Linux technology from the desktop to the kernel as it appears to the average user. This way, you can descend from your desktop comfort zone into the underworld of Linux archaeology, where we'll find plenty of relics from the bygone era of multi-user systems, dumb terminals, remote connections and geeks gone by. We're also going to be showing you some commands you can use to poke around on your own system, because where's the point of learning stuff you can't use? This is one of the things that makes Linux so interesting: you can see exactly what has happened, why and when. How it works: Userspace GUI toolkits.