Its the 'green' season and everything's going green! And now even OSes have joined the green bandwagon (at least as far as naming of OSes is concerned).
Say hello to
Linux Mint, the new Linux OS which has created quite a stir. Linux Mint uses the same repositories as
Ubuntu, so it looks and feels much like it. But what Linux Mint promises is something quite extraordinary. It has virtually gotten rid of every 'techy' bits Ubuntu has and managed to create an OS which is well and truly 'universal' in appeal. Even Windows users will find this OS very very user friendly (I doubt what the
KDE users will say now though, coz Ubuntu already has a tag of being too simple). There's another reason for this meteoric rise in Linux Mint's popularity. This OS is community driven. And for once, thats exactly what it is! Development takes place virtually every minute and updates are very frequent. Basically, the Mint community implements anything they find useful. Now thats something really cool!
Anyway, I downloaded the .iso file from the
Linux Mint site. As 32 bit OSes are quoted to be more stable than their 64 bit counterpart, I tested the 32 bit version of the OS. Below is a list of images which will explain to you the installation process and give you a taste of the look and feel of Linux Mint.
Once you insert the CD of Linux Mint, this is what you get (the images are in sequence):

[Press any key preferably the 'Esc' key to select options, or else the CD will boot as a Live CD]
Next you'll have to select your type of installation, for a complete installation select as is shown in the image below. For live cd type installation, select the first option.












And the quite cute shutdown screen, check it out:

Press enter and your PC should restart. This is how the booting process unfolds:



And here's the really really cool Linux Mint menu. Much much more exhaustive and useful than the default Ubuntu menu.

That was the installation process of Linux Mint. Stay tuned for more info and guides. I have a feeling this is the beginning of something huge.