Linux Mint 5 released

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#1 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:01 pm

Get it here.

icantux · #2 Post by **icantux** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:53 pm

It's looking really nice!

Only thing is I've got to figure out a way to cool down the system a bit. The palmrest on my X61 gets rather warm (on the hotter side). Stays cool in XP though.

.nox · #3 Post by **.nox** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:07 pm

I cant wait for a 64 bits version....

Blue Thunder · #4 Post by **Blue Thunder** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:55 am

ZOMG! But I've become quite attached to v4... Although v5 does have access to more apps.

I assume theres a way to upgrade v4 to v5 without a complete reinstall right, coz I've got mine setup just the way I like it.

EDIT: Well going from what I've quickly browsed through, it seems that its proably better to just do a fresh install rather than attempt an upgrade.

icantux · #5 Post by **icantux** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:25 am

Hmm... I believe I may have solved the "heat" issue in the X61 palmrest while using Mint 5.0 ... Turns out the OS installs NM (Network Manager) by default as a networking connectivity solution. This loads the wifi module by default - thus turning the wifi card on full power at bootup. Since the wifi card resides just below the right palmrest, and given that it's turned on to full power, the palmrest inevitably heats up rather quickly. I've tried unloading the wifi module, but some other setting elsewhere re-initializes the auto-on (wifi) after every bootup.

What I've done is ditch NM completely and installed WICD instead. Happy to state that the palmrest (where the wifi card resides) is much, much cooler now than it was before and at least now I get the option of turning the wifi on when I need it and not having it on by default.

texasmike · #6 Post by **texasmike** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:08 am

Good stuff!

.nox · #7 Post by **.nox** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:37 am

Dont forget to check if your drive might die prematurely. I checked after installing Elyssa and it was !

icantux · #8 Post by **icantux** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:19 pm

Don't quite understand what you're getting at there...

#9 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:28 am

icantux wrote:Don't quite understand what you're getting at there...

Perhaps something like the following...
Explanation of Ubuntu Hard Drive Wear and Tear
Linux-hero wrote about how Ubuntu kills your hard drive

icantux · #10 Post by **icantux** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:58 am

Ooo.. I see now.

But then, anyone using any distro would be affected should they enable "laptop mode". Not very convincing that it's only Ubuntu(-like) distro(s) that are affected here... Heck you'd figure that gentoo, with all that compiling, would kill your hardware faster than some docile deb based distro...

Blue Thunder · #11 Post by **Blue Thunder** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:23 am

Right, installed Mint 5 and it sure looks awesome. Really like the uninstall feature in the 'start menu' and for some reason desktop effects decided to start working, definatley an extra plus

Even it setup just the way I had it - although for some reason Warsow refuses to launch...

Anyway.. sooo you're telling me I should not enable "laptop mode" on my t60?

#12 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:28 pm

icantux wrote:But then, anyone using any distro would be affected should they enable "laptop mode".

Probably true. I make no claims to the veracity of this information myself. I am only relaying what I read elsewhere. I first saw this information on a Mandriva forum about a year or so ago.

.nox · #13 Post by **.nox** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:33 pm

It's really a nice distro..good support forums, as with all linux distros.

http://i27.tinypic.com/14vi7aa.png

Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz
4GB Crucial Memory
14.1" SXGA+
Intel X3100 Graphics
80GB HDD
CDRW/DVD-ROM
Bluetooth
Intel 4965AGN
brand new Keyboard
6 cell Battery

Running Linux Mint 5 Elyssa and XP SP3 in Vbox

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