The purpose of the Light Edition is to bring a version of Linux Mint which doesn't contain:

• Proprietary software
• Patented technologies
• Support for restricted formats

In some countries where the legislation allows software patents to be enforced distributors can be exposed to potential patent threats. The Light Edition provides a safer way to distribute Linux Mint by removing patent-encumbered components.

The following components are not present in the Light Edition:

• Macromedia Flash
• Support for encrypted DVDs
• Windows codecs
• Support for restricted multimedia formats
• Unrar
• Sun Java (replaced by GIJ)

The Light Edition also comes with Grub, as opposed to Grub-GFX which comes with the Main Edition.

This edition includes all other technologies from Elyssa. Please refer to the Main edition product listing for more information.

For full Release Notes please visit http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php
In this edition, look for;

1. mintMenu improvements
2. mintUpdate improvements
3. mintInstall improvements
4. Improvements in other tools
5. Desktop improvements
6. Performance improvements
7. Better Look and feel
8. Better Localization and documentation
9. More software available
10. Changes in the default software selection
11. Upstream improvements
12. LTS aspects

A complete Screenshot tour can be found at http://www.linuxmint.com/screenshots.php

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