Product Details
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.
Please
note: $5.41 from every Linux Mint disc shipped is given to support the
continued development of Linux
Mint. We are proud to offer
our
support and encourage you to financially support Free and Open Source
Software development.
Specifications
For full Release Notes please visit
http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_elyssa.php
In this edition, look for;
- mintMenu improvements
- mintUpdate improvements
- mintInstall improvements
- Improvements in other tools
- Desktop improvements
- Performance improvements
- Better Look and feel
- Better Localization and documentation
- More software available
- Changes in the default software selection
- Upstream improvements
- LTS aspects