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Just a few weeks ago we saw the launch of a beta release of Fedora 17 , with the final version due this month, and now the Linux Mintproject has rolled out a release candidate for its own Linux Mint 13, or Maya. Mint and Ubuntu tend to jostle for the No. 1 spot in popularityrankings on DistroWatch , but lately--perhaps as a result of this upcoming newrelease--Mint is in the top seat. The final version of Mint 13 is expected to arrive soon. Want asneak preview? Here are some of the highlights of what you canexpect. 1. Two Editions I've already written a few times about Mint's new Cinnamon desktop , and Maya will offer a version of the OS based on it. So, users ofLinux Mint 13 will be able to choose between the productive,stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop, as the project puts it, andthe brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. 2. Long-Term Support Just as Ubuntu Linux 12.04 is a Long Term Support (LTS) release, sotoo is Linux Mint 13, which is based on Ubuntu 12.04. That meansthe software will be supported all the way until April 2017--a keyadvantage for business users , in particular. Linux Mint 13's new MDM Display Manager offers numerous featuresand configuration options (Click image to enlarge.) 3. A New Display Manager Also featured in Linux Mint 13 is MDM, a new Display Manager that'sbased on GNOME Display Manager 2.20. With graphical configurationtools, themeability, remote, automatic and timed login, eventscripting, and language selection, it comes with more featuresthan any other display manager currently available, the Mintproject says. 4. Yahoo on Board For users in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany,France, Italy, and Spain, Yahoo is now the default search engine. DuckDuckGo and Amazon already share revenue with the Mint project, but Yahoois really the first major one to do so. Of course, anyone who wantsto use a different search engine can easily install their choice aswell. 5. Fresh Beauty With the latest Mint-X and Mint-Z themes and better support forGTK3, Linux Mint 13 now includes a collection of beautifulbackground photographs from an Irish artist called " masterbutler ". It's not certain when, exactly, Linux Mint 13 will make its finaldebut. In the meantime, however, this release candidate for thefree and open source operating system can be downloaded from the project's site. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Handmade Oil Paint , Designer Wall Clocks Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Wall Sticker Clock today!
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