Linux Mint是一份基於Ubuntu的發行，其目標是提供一種更完整的即刻可用體驗，這包括提供浏覽器插件、多媒體編解碼器、對DVD播放的支持、Java和其他組件。它與Ubuntu軟件倉庫兼容。
A new stable version of Linux Mint has been released: "Linux Mint 2.1, code name "Bea", is out and available for download." Here is a brief list of some of the changes since version 2.0: "OpenOffice 2.1; mintDesktop, which adds a lot of desktop improvements; quick access to the computer, home places and terminal; ability to delete files directly without sending them to the trash; mintDesktop home folders; Beagle search; Tomboy notes; network manager; mintWifi, the purpose of which is to configure a wireless card without an Internet connection; tutorials to install and configure WiFi cards; a collection of WiFi drivers to support about 40 different wireless card models; RealPlayer was replaced with MPlayer plugins with support for Quicktime, AVI, MPG and a lot of other web content; Flash plugin was upgraded to version 9 Beta 2...." Read the detailed release announcement for further information. Download (MD5): LinuxMint-2.1.iso (695MB).
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