The free (as in freedom) distribution is built on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but ships without any of the proprietary bits and pieces. The latest stable release of Trisquel, an Ubuntu-based distribution endorsed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), arrived in the middle of November - and was met by a lot of interest. Packed with security updates, MATE 1.8.1, and new software included out of the box, Ubuntu MATE 14.04 LTS is a notable update with plenty to tempt those on the newer (but older) 14.10 release.įor full hardware requirements, support information and download links, head on over to the official project website.ĭownload Ubuntu MATE 14.04 LTS Trisquel 7.0 It may have arrived after the release of Ubuntu MATE 14.10 ( timey-wimey), but as the first Long Term Support release of the flavor Ubuntu MATE 14.04 was welcomed with warm arms, especially by those who love to bask in the green-hued glow of GNOME 2 nostalgia. Visit the Linux Mint Website Ubuntu Mate 14.04 LTS More information and those all important downloads can be found on the official project website.
Linux Mint 17.1 delivers a set of solid, well thought out changes and performance improvements, important for an LTS release supported until 2019. The default system font has been switched to Noto Sans, while fans of customisation will enjoy new colors added to the Mint-X theme package. Other changes see the ‘Background’, ‘Login’ and ‘Theme’ settings panes redesigned, and ‘Privacy’ and ‘Notification’ sections added. Linux Mint 17.1 ‘Rebecca’ is the big hitter on this list, going stable just in time to make it.īased on Ubuntu 14.04 and using Linux kernel 3.13, the update also comes loaded with the latest Cinnamon 2.4 desktop environment, a customisable version of the Nemo file manager, and improvements to the Update Manager to make package upgrades safer, saner and swifter. November wasn’t heavy on new Linux distribution releases, but still had more than enough to keep distro-hoppers bouncing from download server to ISO mirror and back again.įrom the free software ethic of Trisquel to the nostalgic glow of Ubuntu MATE, let’s take a look at the major Linux distribution releases made in November 2014.
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