Linux Mint 9 User Guide Available in 3 Languages

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 30 Aug 2010

The development team behind Linux Mint has announced the fact that the user guide for Linux Mint 9 Isadora (word of Greco-Latin origin that means ‘gift of Isis’) is now available in three different languages. The Linux Mint 9 Isadora Main Edition User Guide, a 50 page book, is now available in the following languages:
English – download here (PDF warning)
French – download here (PDF warning)
Chines
e – download here (PDF warning)

As you may remember, Linux Mint 9 Isadora was released to the public as a final, stable version back in May. The team behind Isadora rolled out a live CD, a live DVD, OEM installation disks, and US/Japan distribution disks (32-bit and 65-bit flavors) that you can download here.

The main highlights of Linux Mint 9 Isadora are:
- Based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux 2.6.32, Gnome 2.30 and Xorg 7.4
- Completely rewritten Software Manager and mintInstall
- More than 30,000 applications that you can view in Software Manager and online
- Software Manager Uses and monitors the APT daemon, so clicking “Install” means the action is queued and processed in the background. You can cancel actions, see on-going actions, view action progress.
- Software Manager is completely asynchronous and independent from APT. The actions you selected will run in the background even if you close the Software Manager.
- The Software Manager updates itself with all the reviews contributed by other users.
- Completely rewritten Backup Tool as mintBackup is known. The new tool can perform the following tasks: backup and restore files and directories, backup and restore your software selection, check differences in files and perform incremental backups/restorations, check the integrity of the files after it copies them, backup straight to an archive and compress it on the fly.
- Menu improvements: editable items, transparent menu, always start with favorites, “Add to” shortcuts.
- Completely rewritten Desktop Settings tool. It features a new look and feel, new options, usability improvements. Changes made with the Desktop Settings tool take effect immediately (you no longer have to close the tool for the changes to take effect).
- The Update Manager uses new icons that look like white shields.
- Update Manage will display an error icon only when something actually goes wrong, like when software sources are malformed, not when your internet connection is down.
- mint4win, the Windows installer is back.
- In memory of Mats Geier a.k.a Husse, when you open a terminal, the random messages that shows up features one of Husse’s best quotes.
- Three new commands for apt: “apt hold <package>”, “apt unhold <package>” and “apt held”.
- USB-creator added to the default software selection.
- Linux Mint 9 comes with P7zip, Gwibber, apturl and Startup Manager installed by default.
- Linux Mint now includes a local repository activated by default
- New backgrounds and artwork
- Welcome screen is now rendered in HTML
- Community website.


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