Linux Mint was maded and released by Clement Lefebvre in France in 2006.
At the first new versions of Ubuntu-based Linux Mint were released about every 6 months. rst release was in 2006 and named “Ada”. The 17th version was released in 2014 and named “Qiana” which was another long-term-support release (LTS). Linux Mint software developers decided that after Qiana, all the subsequent versions should use source-code of current LTS release of Linux Mint till Ubuntu releases a new LTS release. Basically, all the new version releases could be based on the Ubuntu’s LTS release, and all Point releases could be based on existing LTS’s source code. The most recent update is named “Rafaela”, and it was released on June 30, 2015.
The History of Linux Mint
Quoted from unixmen.com
Linux Mint started in 2006 based on Kubuntu, with name “Ada” as version 1.0. After that another release, “Barbara”, as version 2.0 was first version which used Ubuntu as codebase using its package repositories. Linux Mint had some users from those early versions till the “Cassandra” release version 3.0.Linux Mint is looked like windows if we see from the appearance, if you never try linux before maybe linux mint is a best choice. Because it was very easy to use. No need install this and that all office aplication which needed already installed. So wanna migrate to Linux from windows? you can try Linux Mint.
Linux Mint in 2008 adopted precisely the same release cycle as Ubuntu and dropped its minor version number before releasing the version 5 “Elyssa”. For increasing the compatibility between the 2 systems, Linux Mint made a decision to abandon its code-base and also changed the way built its releases. Starting with version 6 “Felicia” each release was now completely using the latest Ubuntu release, built from it directly, and timed for about one month following the corresponding Ubuntu release.In 2010, Linux Mint released the LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition). Regardless other Ubuntu-based editions, Linux Mint Debian Edition was originally rolling release based on Debian directly and wasn’t tied to the Ubuntu packages or even its release schedule. On May 2015, Linux Mint team decided to no longer support original rolling release version of Linux Mint Debian Edition after January 2016. New version of Linux Mint Debian Edition called Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 “Betsy”. It is LTS release based on the Debian Jessie. When Betsy was released, all LMDE users could be automatically upgraded to the new versions of the MintTools software and the new Desktop Environments before even they were released into main edition of the Linux Mint.
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